Labor elder statesman Wayne Swan has waded into the RBA row, accusing the central bank of ‘hammering households’ and putting economic dogma over practical decisions that would boost an ailing economy.
Shorten legacy defined by whether NDIS can be brought to heel.
Bill Shorten’s retirement will see a new NDIS minister next year in the midst of a huge reform program, with advocates wanting his successor to be in cabinet.
Labor factions have started debating who should be ‘handed’ the seat of Maribyrnong after Bill Shorten’s resignation.
The design of a new system of services that will provide an alternative to the $40bn-a-year NDIS for Australians with milder disabilities is underway.
NDIS spends more than $15bn a year on disability housing and support for some of Australia’s most profoundly disabled people. A report questions whether that is improving their lives.
The Albanese government says it is making inroads into the steep cost trajectory of the NDIS.
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten took aim at “misinformation being peddled by the extremists” after Labor finally passed its stalled reforms in parliament.
Lia Finocchiaro has met with police commissioner and CEO of the Department of Chief Minister one day after a landslide election victory, outlining her priorities.
The government and Coalition showed political skill and policy nous to move towards agreement on three major issues that needed fixing. The Greens want power without responsibility.
The Greens have threatened a political campaign against Labor over its reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, accusing the government of betraying people in need.
Labor will have to pass at least one bill a day through parliament if it wants to clear its legislative agenda before the election, after clinching a mega deal with the Greens.
Parliament has paved the way for Labor to embark on the biggest changes to the NDIS since the inception of the disability scheme more than a decade ago, with Bill Shorten turning his focus to eligibility.
Members of the disability community have reacted angrily to the passing of NDIS reforms to rein in spending blowouts, after an emotional debate.
Members of the disability community have reacted angrily to the passing of NDIS reforms to rein in spending blowouts, after an emotional debate.
Bill Shorten has extricated himself, for now, from a tight spot between a policy rock and a very hard political place as he struggles to bring the NDIS under some semblance of financial control.
Bill Shorten has handed over significant powers to states and territories in the design of NDIS reforms hoped to help save the federal budget $14bn across the next four years, as part of a breakthrough agreement.
Bill Shorten’s new NDIS deal placates states’ fears they were being sidelined about how the scheme would be reformed, but the hard yards are still to be done.
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has achieved a deal with the states and territories, guaranteeing the passage of major reforms to the disability scheme.
Self-funded retirees will be asked to pay more out of their own savings for their aged care under a deal set to be struck between Labor and the Coalition that will chart a new course for the care of older Australians.
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