{"id":2609,"date":"2025-01-17T10:36:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T23:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T06:32:30","slug":"new-ndis-minister-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/new-ndis-minister-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"New NDIS Minister announced\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2609\" class=\"elementor elementor-2609\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c91ad24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c91ad24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae03e02 e-con-full home-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ae03e02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e608fe3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e608fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New NDIS Minister announced\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f95800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"51f95800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f88c87c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time> 17 January 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7524b291 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7524b291\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a39aaf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a39aaf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62e511 link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62e511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth will replace Bill Shorten as NDIS Minister on Monday, as part of a limited cabinet reshuffle following Shorten\u2019s retirement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In other moves, Anne Aly will assist Rishworth, Katy Gallagher will be responsible for Shorten\u2019s Government Services portfolio, which oversees services such as Centrelink, and Sport and Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has been promoted to cabinet.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prime Minister Anthony Albenese announced the \u201cupdates\u201d in a low-key statement on 16 January.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018\u2018When Labor established the\u202fNDIS, we made a promise to people with\u202fdisability, to families and to carers, not to leave you behind. 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