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Disability Funding Backflip Fuels Calls for Certainty from NFP Sector

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 3rd March 2015 -  The Federal Government has made another Not for Profit funding backflip – this time on its cuts to disability groups, granting a temporary reprieve to eight advocacy bodies…

Latest NDIS Figures Show Growth

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -  The latest quarterly report for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) shows the scheme is on time, on budget, and has very high participant satisfaction. The NDIS is currently…

New Alliance for People With Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 6th February 2015 -  Disability advocates have welcomed an announcement that the Federal Government will establish the National Cross Disability Alliance. The Alliance will be made up of five peak…

Parliamentary Report on NDIS Released

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th July 2014 -  The first Report of the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has pointed to gaps in the service and a lack of full-time disability…

Govt Announces Aged Care Changes

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th June 2014 -  A new means test in residential care to determine a person’s fair contribution to their care and accommodation is just one of the changes to the Federal Government’s…

Disability Employment Services Out for Tender

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th May 2014 -  The Federal Government is opening up the tender process for the first time to full competition for the delivery of the Disability Employment Services – Disability Management…

NDIA Headquarters Opens in Geelong

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 30th April 2014 -  The Prime Minister Tony Abbott has re-confirmed his commitment to the National Disability Insurance Scheme at the the opening of the National Disability Insurance Agency headquarters…

Debate Delay on ACNC Abolition

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2014 -  Legislation to abolish the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission will now be debated in Parliament after the May Budget, as the Federal Coalition Government’s…

Shergold Set to Lead Federal Aged-Care Reform

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th March 2014 -  Not for Profit expert Professor Peter Shergold has been named as Chair of the Aged Care Sector Committee tasked to build a working partnership between the Federal Government and the…

NDIS Funding Uncertainty Causes Alarm

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th December 2013 -  Advocacy and Disability Not for Profits have reacted strongly to suggestions that funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme may be cut back or the roll-out slowed.…

Posthumous Award for Disability Advocate

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th November 2013 -  Passionate disability advocate, the late Lesley Hall, has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Outstanding Achievement at the National Disability Awards. The late

Coalition Reveals NDIS Blowout

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st November 2013 -  Assistant Minister for Social Services Mitch Fifield at the National Press Club. The National Disability Insurance Scheme will take longer to fully implement and cost more than…
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