The Latest Breaking News from Bill Shorten

On reflection, Simon Crean was probably the first domino to fall in a certain madness that seized Labor during the Howard era and presaged a decade of turmoil that only settled down under Bill Shorten’s leadership (2013-19).

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Reading Margaret Simons’ recently released biography of Tanya Plibersek brought to mind an interesting question. What sort of Labor government would we have if Plibersek, rather than Anthony Albanese, had become Labor leader in 2019, and then won the 2022 election?

Even after announcing his exit from parliament, former Coalition minister Stuart Robert is causing controversy. But could he have the last laugh?

Bill Shorten says savings possible through tackling rorts, spiralling costs and rip-offs, but disability advocates remain sceptical

Eligibility for services funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to be tightened as the government seeks to bank $74.3 billion in savings through trimmed growth forecasts.

As talks about how to make the NDIS more sustainable ramp up again, people with disability say a good place to start would be with the costly and "exhausting" red tape.

Those in the disability field have been expressing a sense of whiplash since Friday. Many had felt buoyed by reassurances from Bill Shorten, minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), at the National Press Club the previous week that a reboot would ensure the scheme was “here to stay”.…

Something strange and sad has happened to Labor. The policy courage of Whitlam, Hawke and Keating has been replaced.