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WA NDIS – Devil Not Just in the Detail

Alison Blake, Thursday, 12th January 2017 -  As the Western Australian and Commonwealth governments finalise negotiations on the agreement for the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in WA, people with disability

Concerns People With Mental Illness Could Fall Through Gap of NDIS

Wendy Williams, Monday, 9th January 2017 -  The not-for-profit sector is calling for urgent action amid concerns people living with a mental illness could “fall through the gaps” as the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Sector Disappointed as NDIA Given Corporate Makeover

Wendy Williams, Friday, 6th January 2017 -  The disability sector has expressed “disappointment” after a number of “corporate heavyweights” have been appointed to lead the National Disability Insurance Scheme in place

Encouraging People to Ask Why

Wendy Williams, Monday, 12th December 2016 -  Anita Le Lay is the head of Uniting Disability . She is this week’s Changemaker. Le Lay has worked in the care sector for more than two decades. In that time she has taken on leadership

The Genesis of the NDIS: Bringing Competing Agendas Together

Rhonda Galbally, Tuesday, 6th December 2016 -  Disability champion Rhonda Galbally, AO, reflects on changing attitudes to disability, the push for mainstream inclusion and the National Disability Insurance Scheme, in this

Tasmanians on NDIS Get Subsidy ‘Safety Net’

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 17th November 2016 -  Tasmanians on the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been given a “welcome reprieve” with access to a temporary taxi subsidy following complaints from advocates that people

Plan Management Key to NDIS Success

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 15th November 2016 -  Plan management is the key to success for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), according to an expert from the US. President of financial management service organisation

New National Disability and Carers Advisory Council

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 8th November 2016 -  A new advisory council has been established to work with the federal government on policies affecting people with disability and drive the implementation of the National Disability

New Data Reveals Picture of Disability, Aging and Carers in Australia

Lina Caneva, Monday, 24th October 2016 -  Almost one in 12 Australians with disability – or more than 281,000 people – reported that they had experienced discrimination or unfair treatment because of their disability, according

Corporate Heavyweights Replace Bonyhady in NDIS Shakeup

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 19th October 2016 -  The so-called “father” of the National Disability ­Insurance Scheme, Bruce Bonyhady, is set to be replaced in an agency clean up, according to reports. An article published in The

NFPs Demand ACT NDIS Shutdown Be Reversed

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 18th October 2016 -  Disability advocacy organisations across the country have united to call on the state and federal governments to work together to reverse the “shutdown” of the National Disability

Opinion

Senator Malowney? – Surely It Is Time

Tricia Malowney, Tuesday, 11th October 2016 -  I think it is time for a Senator Malowney…if the senate nomination to replace Stephen Conroy following his recent resignation needs to be filled by a woman, why not a woman with a disability,
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