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Finalists Named in National Disability Awards

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th October 2015 - Federal Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, has announced the 27 finalists for the 2015 National Disability Awards. “The National Disability Awards have been…

Planned NDIS Hourly Service Rates ‘Disastrous’

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 15th October 2015 - A major Not for Profit disability provider claims the new National Disability Insurance Scheme’s price guide for service providers will prove disastrous for both the Not…

Disability Employment an Antidote to Poverty

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 12th October 2015 - Disability advocates are calling on employers to recognise the skills, talents and contributions that people with disability can bring to the Australian workforce. To mark the…

Review Finds Yooralla has Turned a Corner

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 6th October 2015 - One of Australia’s largest disability service providers has been found to be safer for vulnerable people after a year plagued by sexual and financial abuse scandals. A six-month…

Call for Urgent Action on Abuse of Disabled Children

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 20th August 2015 - Australia’s disability sector has called for “swift” Government action after the Victorian Commissioner for Children and Young People, found that 166 children…

Disability Sector Demands PM End NDIS Speculation

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 20th August 2015 - Disability advocates are calling on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to confirm that the Government will deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme on time and in full, following…

Nominations Open for National Disability Awards

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 4th August 2015 - The 2015 National Disability Awards are open for nomination – giving Australians the chance to acknowledge the people, organisations and initiatives that make a positive…

New Network for Young Women with Disabilities

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th July 2015 - A national Not for Profit peer-led network for young women with disabilities has been launched to help girls and young women with disability realise their human rights. The Youth…

NDIS Board Shakeup

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 23rd July 2015 - The Abbott Government has moved to shakeup the Board that oversees the $20 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme by replacing members with heavyweights from the corporate…

Fighting to be First Blind Federal Politician

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 21st July 2015 - Most people running for political office are not asked how they will physically do the job. But for Tony Clark, it is one of the most common questions he is confronted with. Clark is hoping…

NDIS Challenged by Market Size

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th July 2015 - Even with bipartisan support for the National Disability Insurance Scheme governmental and other challenges remain around market size, writes social change strategist Suhit …

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