Labor backs calls for Disability Royal Commission extension

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated March 15 2021 - 4:46pm, first published 2:30pm
Labor's NDIS spokesman Bill Shorten has backed calls for an extension of the Disability Royal Commission. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Labor's NDIS spokesman Bill Shorten has backed calls for an extension of the Disability Royal Commission. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Labor has backed calls for an extension of the Disability Royal Commission, as it ramped up pressure on the Morrison government to urgently pass stronger protections for witnesses providing evidence to the inquiry.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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