Bill Shorten
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Legislation aims to cut ballooning costs and return the scheme to its original intent of supporting people with a permanent disability
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Guardian Australia understands a major announcement will be made on Wednesday but those consulted are sworn to secrecy
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Tributes flow for pioneer and ‘doyen’ of industry who has died at the age of 81
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Chair of Actuaries Institute committee says money could go towards establishing early intervention programs for those with developmental delays
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Former ACT minister Emma Davidson voices unease after states and territories given just one month to review landmark report into scheme
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Chief of Children and Young People with Disability Australia says families are simply seeking help for their children, with the NDIS ‘the only place to turn’
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Funding boost of $228m aims to return workers to frontline roles after millions of calls went unanswered
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Automated welfare ‘engine’ was part of effort to overhaul payments system but then abandoned, with Bill Shorten saying it ‘wasn’t fit for purpose’
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Minister for government services says ‘real victims are all those Australians who lost trust in government’ due to scheme