The National Insurance Scheme was set up by the Gillard Labor government and is Australia’s first national scheme for people with disability. It provides funding directly to individuals. The NDIS also connects anyone with disability to services in their community. Like all new schemes, the settling in process over ten years has thrown up some challenges. [...]
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As the G20 leaders prepared to meet in Brisbane, The Hon Bill Shorten addressed The Sydney Institute on 13 November 2014 Sydney. Taking as his theme his vision for future Australia, Bill Shorten advanced arguments for Australia to take a lead on action to counter climate change and introduce an emissions trading scheme. In his [...]
**Bookings from 30 October Only** [MEMBERS and 1 GUEST ONLY] Speaker(s): Bill Shorten Date: 2014-11-13 Venue: The Gallipoli Club, 12 Loftus Street (between Bridge Street & Alfred Street), Sydney Time: 5.30 for 6pm
Australia’s Minister for Employment and Workplace relations, Financial Services and Superannuation is the Hon Bill Shorten, Member for Maribyrnong. Industrial relations and the Howard Government’s Workchoices legislation was a key issue in the 2007 election campaign that took Labor to government. Over the terms of the Rudd and Gillard governments, the Fair Work Act and [...]
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Speaker(s): Bill Shorten Date: 2012-04-04 Venue: Smith Room, Wesley Centre, 220 Pitt Street (between Market & Park Street) Sydney Time: 5.30 for 6pm
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As Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children’s Services in the Labor government, The Hon Bill Shorten Prior addressed The Sydney Institute on Tuesday 13 July, Prior to his election to parliament, in 2007, Bill Shorten was the National Secretary of the Australian Workers’ Union. In his time responsible for disabled services in Australia, Bill Shorten [...]
