The Latest Breaking News from Bill Shorten

Labor appears poised to push forward with a watered-down partial ad ban. How much money do TV networks really make from gambling promotions?

Portraying Palestinians as Hamas supporters is misleading and inflammatory and Australia must offer help to those asylum seekers, a human rights expert says.

Opposition leader says he refuses to be a ‘punching bag’ after saying he doesn’t believe people fleeing Gaza should be allowed into Australia

Proposal comes as research suggests 78% of Australians with disability who menstruate cannot afford such products

The peak body for betting organisations says gambling is not normalised for children, but young people report having good brand recall

Sarah Hanson-Young urges people not to believe the claim that free-to-air TV needs gambling ad revenue to survive

Former officials involved in the robodebt scheme could soon be investigated for misconduct under new laws.

Coalition leader’s escalated rhetoric immediately rejected by senior Albanese government figures

If anything is a sure bet right now, it’s corporate Australia’s willingness to use some variation of the “for society’s good” argument.

States and territories wrongly fear being lumped with the cost of disability support services, says the federal minister as spending continues to blow out.

On Tuesday, Australia’s minister for government services, Bill Shorten, announced the federal government is developing a new digital identity and credential system. Known as the Trust Exchange (TEx), Shorten said the new system will be “world leading” and represents an “exciting step forward for Australia’s digital infrastructure”.