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Queensland Budget Focuses on Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 16th July 2015 - Disability advocates have welcomed funding in the Queensland Budget which will see the National Disability Insurance Scheme rolled out ahead of schedule. Chairperson of the Queenslanders…

Disability Commissioner Future Uncertain

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th July 2015 - The Abbott Government has refused to reveal its intentions over the future of the Disability Discrimination Commissioner role, more than 12 months after the full time position was…

Disability Employment Plan Released

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th July 2015 - The organisation chosen by the Federal Government to be the primary voice for people with disability has released a five point plan to address disability employment. The Australian…

Justice System Shake-Up for People With Disability

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 7th July 2015 - The South Australian justice system will receive a shake-up following the alleged abuse of seven children with disability by a school bus driver. Dignity for Disability politician…

Disability Advocacy Review

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 23rd June 2015 - People with disability, their families and disability advocates are being urged to participate in a review of the Federal Government’s National Disability Advocacy Framework.…

Costs Impact Access to Health Care for People with Disability

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th June 2015 - Almost one-fifth of people with disability who needed to see a doctor delayed or did not go because of the cost, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare…

NFP Grants to Create Disability Jobs

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 4th June 2015 - Grants of up to $150,000 are being offered to charities in a bid to create innovative employment opportunities for young people with disability. The Lord Mayor’s Charitable…

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Changes to Psychiatric Confinement Payments ‘Insidious’

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 2nd June 2015 - A Federal Government move to take welfare payments off people undergoing psychiatric confinement but not convicted of a crime will have a dramatic impact on the lives of people with…

New Disability Employment Model Needed

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 2nd June 2015 - The Federal Government is spending around $1 billion on disability employment services every year, but only a third of the people supported by these services will find a job. Assistant…

Disability Employment Package

Lina Caneva, Monday, 25th May 2015 - The 2015 Federal Budget has provided $25 million over four years to start to shape Disability Employment toward a new model in 2018 in which it expects 22,000 people with disability…

Early Roll Out of NDIS in NSW

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st May 2015 - The Federal and NSW Governments have signed an agreement to begin the early rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in parts of Western Sydney. Federal Assistant…

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