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NDIS not yet in tune with the needs of participants

Luke Michael, Monday, 20th January 2020 - Disability advocates say there needs to be a stronger focus on fair access to the scheme The Morrison government has vowed to cut wait times and red tape for National Disability Insurance…

Morrison government unveils plan for ‘last 20 per cent’ of NDIS rollout

Luke Michael, Monday, 18th November 2019 - The government acknowledged some people were still facing long delays getting on the scheme Disability advocates have welcomed the Morrison government’s plan to deliver the …

Advocates demand stronger targets for disability employment

Luke Michael, Friday, 8th November 2019 - NDIS Minister Stuart Robert has unveiled a plan to get 30 per cent of scheme participants into work by 2023 The Morrison government must create stronger targets for disability employment…

Disability groups call for better quality plans in NDIS review

Luke Michael, Monday, 12th August 2019 - The Morrison government’s review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme must focus on improving the quality of plans, and not just on cutting wait times and red tape, disability…

Morrison government’s welfare fraud lab comes under fire

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 7th August 2019 - The launch of a new digital forensics lab to detect welfare fraud has been slammed by anti-poverty advocates, who say the lab will only serve to unfairly paint welfare recipients as…

‘It is time for the NDIS to catch up’: Disability advocates call to fund access to sex work

Luke Michael, Friday, 12th July 2019 - Advocacy groups are calling for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to offer funding for sex work services after a person with a disability won the right to have a sex therapist…

NDIS funding deal to help people with disability avoid lengthy hospital stays

Luke Michael, Thursday, 4th July 2019 - Young people in nursing homes and others stuck in hospitals and aged care facilities will be among those to benefit from a new agreement that gives National Disability Insurance Scheme…

Government boosts prices for remote NDIS providers

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 26th June 2019 - Remote National Disability Insurance Scheme providers are set to benefit from major price rises but advocates have criticised a lack of clarity around what this means for participants. …