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Choice and control for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants is at risk due to critical workforce shortages and inadequate market supervision, a parliamentary committee says.

The joint standing committee’s NDIS report criticised the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) for failing to put in place appropriate measures to develop a disability support marketplace to meet demand.

It said most NDIS participants were not ready to confidently engage and navigate the market, while noting the NDIA’s supports to help participants activate and implement their plans were inadequate.

The …

Australian Karen Foundation co-founder Andrew Flint recounts how discounted Aussie computers and donated software have become the dream makers at the heart of an amazing story in an interview with Connecting Up.

Every year on the Thai-Myanmar border 80 nervous young scholars gather for one of the world’s most inspiring graduation ceremonies.

As they wait quietly to take the stage, watched by emotional, moist-eyed parents who comprehend the enormity of their achievement more than they will for some years to come, the group of young Karen …

Katherine Raskob is CEO of Fundraising Institute Australia, the largest representative body for the charitable fundraising sector. She is this week’s Changemaker.

When young Australians think about what career they want to pursue, fundraising isn’t often an option that’s top of mind.

This is something Katherine Raskob is determined to change. She only recently joined FIA, but with an extensive background in communications and marketing, Raskob believes she can bring to life the stories and good work of fundraisers in Australia.

In doing so, she …

The 2018 ACOSS “Rise to the Challenge” National Conference will be held at the SMC Conference and Function Centre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 October.

The ACOSS National Conference has been a key event for civil society in Australia for over six decades.

Each year hundreds of thought leaders, policy makers, political leaders, social innovators, practitioners, academics, campaigners, community leaders and social justice advocates come together to engage in collective public policy analysis, discussion and debate; identifying challenges and strategising solutions …