Close Search

Careers

Impact

Salary Survey


Resources

News


Partner with Us

 
MEDIA, JOBS & RESOURCES for the COMMON GOOD
Home › News › Disability

Tag : Disability

NDIS to Create Thousands of Jobs

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 4th January 2016 -  The rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in South Australia will create more than 6000 jobs, according to the state’s Premier Jay Weatherill. Weatherill said…

2015 – A Year of Change for the Social Sector

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 22nd December 2015 -  From the debate around charity mergers, to continuing questions about the government’s plans for the national charity regulator, the social sector has never been far away…

National Disability Scheme Looking Forward

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 22nd December 2015 -  The National Disability Insurance Agency has called on people with disability to speak up about what they want from the $22 billion disability insurance scheme. In its annual review,…

Workers with Disability Win Pay Fight Against Government

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 21st December 2015 -  The Federal Government has settled a long-standing feud between disabled employees who were paid as little as $1 an hour, agreeing to back pay them 70 per cent of the money they…

Disability Toy Campaign Gains Support

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 15th December 2015 -  A campaign to get toy manufacturer Lego to create a line of their famous characters featuring people with disability has gone viral online. Rebecca Atkinson, a UK journalist and co-founder…

Disability Workers Protest NDIS Privatisation

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 14th December 2015 -  Disability Workers in Victoria will rally against the State Government’s plans to potentially privatise the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Health and Community…

Tasmania Signs on to NDIS

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 3rd December 2015 -  Tasmania has become the fourth Australian state to sign onto the full rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The announcement, which coincided with International…

Senate Calls for Disability Abuse Royal Commission

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 26th November 2015 -  Disability advocates have praised a Senate report calling for a Royal Commission into disability abuse to be established. After months of a Senate inquiry investigating claims…

Australia Denied Full Time Disability Discrimination Commissioner

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 16th November 2015 -  Australia will be without a standalone Disability Discrimination Commissioner for at least another eight months, Attorney General George Brandis has announced. Senator Brandis…

Australia’s Human Rights Scorecard ‘Concerning’

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th November 2015 -  Australia's asylum seeker policies and the treatment of people with disability have been heavily criticised in a review by the United Nation’s human rights body in Geneva…

Disability NFP Convenes Social Finance Think Tank

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 4th November 2015 -  Philanthropic Trust, the Summer Foundation has convened experts in finance, law, housing and philanthropy to form the Social Finance Think Tank, charged with exploring impact…

Lack of Resources Hindering Disability Employment

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 2nd November 2015 -  Limited resources are the main barrier for companies in implementing employment initiatives for people with disability, according to new figures from the Business Council of Australia.…

  • News categories

    • Kneebone Cartoons Karen's Blog Changemakers Access the latest news service

    Featured suppliers

    HLB Mann Judd

    HLB Mann Judd is a specialist Accounting and Advisory firm t...

    HLB Mann Judd

    We’re not your average jobs board

    Get the latest purpose-driven job opportunities, educational resources, and career advice delivered straight to your inbox.

    pba inverse logo
    Subscribe Twitter Facebook
    ×