Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th October 2017 - The scale, pace and nature of the changes occurring with the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are key long-term concerns with doubts that the current…
Rachel McFadden, Tuesday, 18th July 2017 - A peak body for the community sector is calling for a “complete” overhaul of human services provision. In its submission on the “game-changing” draft report from the Productivity…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 30th June 2017 - The National Disability Insurance Scheme is Australia’s biggest social policy project since Medicare. As we reach the one year milestone since the national rollout began, Pro Bono…
Rachel McFadden, Friday, 16th June 2017 - The success and financial sustainability of the NDIS is at risk, a position paper from the Productivity Commission has found.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Costs…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 2nd June 2017 - Recommendations made by the Productivity Commission into human services provision could prove to be a “game changer” according to the social sector.
The Productivity Commission…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 1st June 2017 - It’s widely accepted that a range of regulatory, institutional and funding reforms are needed to enhance the Australian charity sector’s effectiveness… this was true in 2000 when…
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…
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 25th January 2017 - The peak body for housing associations in New South Wales has called for greater transparency on where affordable housing money is spent, following a report that reveals a decline…
Ellie Cooper, Monday, 23rd January 2017 - The federal government has announced that a Productivity Commission review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme will investigate its sustainability and costs.Treasurer…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 6th December 2016 -
Competition within the social housing sector and initiatives around government-commissioned welfare funding are two areas the not-for-profit sector can make innovative inroads…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 17th November 2016 - The wellbeing of Australia’s Indigenous population continues to stagnate or even worsen in some areas despite some positive signs of improvement, according to a new Productivity…
David Crosbie, Thursday, 6th October 2016 - The recent Productivity Commission preliminary findings report into Competition in the Human Services makes for very interesting reading for the Not for Profit sector writes, …