From mid-2021,independent assessments will be used nationally to determine people's eligibility for the NDIS. Labor and the Greens say the basis for that decision is a"sham".
Victorian MP Dan Tehan is widely expected to be shifted from education to trade and investment in a move which will give him responsibility for mending sour relations with China.
The app will now incorporate a new Bluetooth protocol called Herald to improve performance and better contribute to the identification of potential close contacts.
The sudden outbreak of political stability is welcome,but it has bred political hubris and a new shamelessness.
Last week's parliamentary hero,Liberal Catherine Cusack,crossed the floor because she believed the government was doing a serious disservice to NSW farmers.
People affected by the unlawful"robo-debt"scheme are upset and angry at a settlement their law firm reached with the federal government that will split $112 million between up to 430,000 plaintiffs.
Robo-debt victims will share $112 million in compensation but they say they want answers from government ministers about the program's failures.
A disability advocate has detailed harrowing stories of abuse against some of Australia's most vulnerable people – from physical assaults to being put in cages – by those paid by taxpayers to care for them.
A plan to manage the risk of COVID-19 in the Victorian disability sector wasn't activated until the second wave of the coronavirus was near its peak.
The scandal-plagued disability sector has seen more than 8000 complaints lodged in two years but only one fine has been issued.
The government has confirmed a small number of people owed large amounts because of the robo-debt scheme will be repaid over successive days.