New report finds reducing hospital discharge delays for NDIS participants has saved up to half a billion dollars so far, as governments meet to set the disability sector’s…

News Shorts: Free ACNC courses, a First Nations employment program and a leadership opportunity for people with disability

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Fraud prevention, meeting reporting obligations and safeguarding vulnerable…

News Shorts: grants, donations and bans

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 24th January 2023 -

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Grants open to help end domestic and family violence

The Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF) and the Australian Communities…

NDIS report lays bare supported accommodation failures

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 16th January 2023 -

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Thousands of complaints have been made about supported accommodation in Australia, according to a new inquiry. A bleak new report has revealed the scale of issues in Australia’s…

Wait down for NDIS patients in hospital

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 11th January 2023 -

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People with disability are staying in hospital for less time after being approved for discharge, and there is hope the wait time could drop further. Hospital patients with…

News Shorts: New offshore wind energy, Google ban on abortion, and more

News Team, Tuesday, 20th December 2022 -

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Australia-first wind zone established

The Bass Strait, off Victoria’s coast, has been designated Australia’s first…

Community divided on action needed for long COVID in disability sector

Danielle Kutchel, Thursday, 24th November 2022 -

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Long COVID could be a mass disabling event, and people with disability are sounding the alarm about how this could impact the sector and society more widely. Australia is…

“The buck stops at Bill Shorten”: participants plead for NDIS fix

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 2nd November 2022 -

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Participants say the NDIS is not delivering on its key purpose, but the government’s review provides an opportunity to go back to the drawing board. NDIS Minister Bill Shorten…

Budget spends big on NDIS, less for mental health

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 26th October 2022 -

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The budget delivers on several election promises for people with disability. Labor’s first budget funds a number of initiatives related to the government’s pledge to …

2022 federal budget round-up

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Monday, 24th October 2022 -

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The social sector reveals what it wants most from tomorrow’s federal budget and the early promises already worth celebrating. With the Albanese government set to hand …

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