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Vale Jan Daisley, ‘A Mighty Activist’

Wendy Williams, Friday, 7th July 2017 -  Leading disability advocate and a founding member and former president of People With Disability Australia, Jan Daisley has died.
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Call to PM to Reinstate Volunteer Funding

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 5th July 2017 -  Volunteer Support Services are calling on the federal government to “immediately reinstate” $5.7 million back to the Volunteer Management Program or risk having a “highly negative impact on the volunteering sector”.

Victoria Cuts Disability Contracts with NFP Provider Lifestyle Solutions

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 5th July 2017 -  The Victorian government has cut contracts with NSW-based disability services provider Lifestyle Solutions after an independent review identified a number of concerns in relation to “the delivery of safe and high quality services to people with a d

Opinion

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Volunteering in a Changing Landscape

Fred Brumhead, Tuesday, 4th July 2017 -  Volunteering is a rich and essential ingredient to the disability sector, writes Fred Brumhead, CEO of disability service provider Interchange Outer East.

Opinion

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The NDIS Must Maintain Separation

Jackie Softly, Tuesday, 4th July 2017 -  If the National Disability Insurance Scheme is to devolve its planning role to other organisations, it would make sense to utilise peer support people and organisations’ expertise rather than expose scheme participants to the inherent risks of plan
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United Nations Calls for Royal Commission into Disability Violence

Rachel McFadden, Monday, 3rd July 2017 -  The United Nations is the latest to join a national chorus calling for the Australian government to introduce a royal commission into violence and abuse against people with disability.

Changemaker

Olivia with her team at Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust.

Helping Women on the Journey to Motherhood

Wendy Williams, Monday, 3rd July 2017 -  Olivia Myeza has recently taken up the post of CEO at Birth for HumanKIND, a not-for-profit organisation that supports women experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage on their journey to motherhood. She is this week’s Changemaker.

Feature

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A Brief History of the NDIS – Timeline

Wendy Williams, Friday, 30th June 2017 -  The National Disability Insurance Scheme is Australia’s biggest social policy project since Medicare. As we reach the one year milestone since the national rollout began, Pro Bono News looks back at some of the key events that have lead to the NDIS
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Podcast: The NDIS – One Year On

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 29th June 2017 -  As we approach the first anniversary of the national rollout and the fourth anniversary since the scheme was introduced in the trial sites, we look back at the highs and lows of the last 12 months, and whether the scheme is on track to deliver on it

NDIS Having a Life Changing Impact Despite First Year ‘Teething Problems’

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 29th June 2017 -  On the eve of the first anniversary of the Australia-wide rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme participants, providers and advocates say despite the teething problems, the NDIS is having a “life changing impact” on people with disa

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