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NDIS To Be ‘Considered’ – Opposition

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd May 2013 - The Federal Opposition says it will consider supporting the increase in the Medicare Levy to help fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme before the September Federal Election.…

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SPOTLIGHT ON SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: Lessons from a Disability Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 1st May 2013 - While social enterprises are on the rise it is not always easy for these businesses-for-good to stay afloat, as one Newcastle-based social enterprise discovered earlier this year…

Two More States Sign up to NDIS

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd April 2013 - Two more governments have signed off on the DisabilityCare Australia agreement, following the announcement of South Australia committing to the deal last week. The Australian…

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Bailing Out With a Broken Bucket

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 9th April 2013 - What Australia needs is a review that tackles the complexity of the income support system including how it interacts with the tax system, our approach to supporting disabled people…

Report Reveals Digital Divide for Women with Disabilities

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th April 2013 - There’s a disturbing level of disadvantage faced by women with disabilities in accessing information and communication technologies (ICT) according to a new report released…

Disabled People More Likely Live in Poverty – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 22nd March 2013 - Some 620,600 people with disability in Australia are living below the poverty line used to measure financial hardship in wealthy countries, according to a new report by welfare peak…

‘DisabilityCare’ Criticism Censored

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st March 2013 - The Federal Government has been accused of censoring criticism of its rebranding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. People with Disability Australia (PWDA) President…

New Funding for Disability Conferences

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 19th March 2013 - Disability conference organisers will now be able to provide improved access for disabled people and their carers at events, following the announcement of a new Federal Government…

Government Announces New Name for NDIS

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 19th March 2013 - The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is to get a name change to ‘DisabilityCare Australia’ following the NDIS Bill passing the House of Representatives…

Court Rules in Favour of Wheelchair Claim

Staff Reporter, Friday, 15th March 2013 - The Federal Court has ruled in favour of a complaint by wheelchair user Julia Haraksin in her three-year battle to have bus company Murrays Australia comply with national Disability…

NDIS Amendments Go to Parliament

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th March 2013 - The Federal Government has introduced amendments to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill, following feedback gained from consultations with people with disability,…

NDIS Campaign Presses New Victorian Premier

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th March 2013 - The NDIS Every Australian Counts campaign says the change of Premier in Victoria is an opportunity for the state to come to an agreement with the Commonwealth Government on the full…

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