by Bill Shorten Federal Shadow Minister for Government Services and NDIS It’s just 24 days until Christmas. After a rough year, peace on earth and goodwill to all may look like the triumph of hope over experience as a Christmas wish, but I’m an optimist. I want the Omicron COVID-19Read More →
by Bill Shorten, Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Shadow Minister for Government Services In August 2020, one of Melbourne’s luxe bayside suburbs, Albert Park, was the site of a terrible and sad tale. In the middle of the city’s second hard lockdown, the residents of a privateRead More →
by Bill Shorten, Shadow Minister for Government Services & the National Disability Insurance Scheme For Australian taxpayers the JobKeeper profiteering rorts are an ongoing disgrace. JobKeeper payments were meant to apply to businesses that suffered a slump and give them a revenue lifeline to keep trading and keep Australians employed.Read More →
Each day of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought us something new for all of us to think about. As we Aussies queue up to vaccinate in order to meet the Doherty Institute’s recommended 80 per cent vaccination rates for “full metal” lockdowns to end, our focus turns to life beyondRead More →
Labor in ruins, teary Shorten’s career in tatters Sydney May 18: Scott Morrison, Australia’s 30th prime minister, scored a surprise victory in federal elections on Saturday. The win stunned Australian election analysts and opinion pollsters. Not less than 567 opinion polls had pointed to a loss for Mr. Morrison’s coalitionRead More →
Canberra, April 11: The speculation is over. Aussies go to polls on May 18. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked Governor General Peter Cosgrove to dissolve parliament to allow Australians to elect their parliamentarians for the next term on Saturday, May 18. Although Coalition is facing an uphill task, Scott MorrisonRead More →
by Nicholas Economou As Australia Day and its attendant controversies become a fading memory, the national political debate resumes after the Christmas – New Year holiday period. For those who have forgotten, here is a re-cap of where the debate is at. As a result of a host ofRead More →