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Campaign Shows Jobs Change Lives

Wendy Williams, Monday, 27th March 2017 -  The ability for jobs to change lives, particular for young people, is the ethos behind a new campaign that will see a disability employment service donate $500 for every job placement…

Disability Groups Slam Govt for Scrapping Royal Commission Into Abuse

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 6th March 2017 -  The federal government’s decision to rule out a royal commission into violence and abuse against people with disability has been condemned by an alliance of disability advocacy …

NDIS Ready: Disability Service Organisations Merge

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 2nd March 2017 -  Two Sydney-based disability service organisations have joined forces to ensure their survival, and success, as the National Disability Insurance Scheme comes into force. In an…

Making the NDIS Work for Young People in Aged Care

Luke Bo'sher, Thursday, 2nd March 2017 -  Young people in aged care are struggling to get onto the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Commonwealth and state governments, as well as the NDIA, need to take action, writes…

Cate Blanchett Voices ‘Game Changing’ NDIS Avatar

Wendy Williams, Monday, 20th February 2017 -  Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett has lent her voice to a new project which promises to be a “game changer” for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The star has become the…

No Pathway to Release

Patrick McGee, Monday, 20th February 2017 -  The justice system doesn’t know how to respond to disability, particularly for Indigenous Australians, writes Patrick McGee who addressed the inaugural Australian Lawyers for…

Grants for Community Inclusion

Wendy Williams, Monday, 13th February 2017 -  A new $13 million grant has been launched in a bid to make the community more inclusive and support people with disability. As part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS),…

Grants for People with Disability to Attend Conferences

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 8th February 2017 -  The federal government is offering grants of up to $10,000 to assist people with disability to participate in nationally-focused, disability-related conferences held in Australia.…

WA NDIS Model Finalised

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 2nd February 2017 -  Negotiations about a WA National Disability Insurance Scheme model have been finalised as the state enters caretaker mode ahead of the upcoming election. The Commonwealth and Western…

Wake Up Call As Employment Rates For People With Disability Go ‘Backwards’

Wendy Williams, Monday, 30th January 2017 -  A report showing employment rates for people with disability are going “backwards” should serve as a “wake up call” to the government, according to disability advocates. An annual…

NDIS Tipped to Create 1300 Jobs in NT

Wendy Williams, Friday, 27th January 2017 -  As many as 1,300 new jobs are set to be created in the Northern Territory by 2020 as a result of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The figures, revealed in the National Disability…

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