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Advertising veteran Harold Mitchell dead at 81

Advertising veteran and philanthropist Harold Mitchell who has been described as "a renaissance man" has died after undergoing knee replacement surgery.

AAP · Feb 11, 2024

Criminal penalties slip through among workplace reform

Under new laws, bosses could be penalised for making unreasonable contact with staff after hours but the prime minister promises to iron out the issues.

AAP · Feb 8, 2024

Extra $25bn needed to make NDIS sustainable by boosting other disability services, actuary says

Chair of Actuaries Institute committee says money could go towards establishing early intervention programs for those with developmental delays

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2023

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'Immoral': crackdown vowed on inflated NDIS prices

Dodgy NDIS providers have been put on notice about inflated prices likened to "a wedding tax", with a new taskforce to crackdown on the practice.

AAP · Dec 16, 2023

Universal screen for developmental delays on the cards

Children with developmental delays could learn to manage their disabilities earlier after a review into the NDIS suggested implementing foundational supports.

AAP · Dec 10, 2023

Bill Shorten says it would have ‘helped’ if high court released reasons for indefinite detention ruling earlier

High court demolished indefinite detention system and ‘within one month the Albanese government’s resolved it’, Labor minister says

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2023

Somehow Australian politics has delivered a Christmas miracle – and that’s a big deal

Anthony Albanese’s success in pushing ahead on NDIS reform is a triumph of hope over experience. Can Peter Dutton rise to the occasion?

The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2023

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'Stirring things up': NDIS reforms for 'fairer' system with autism targeted

'They're also shaking up how they assess children's needs.'

Newcastle Herald · Dec 8, 2023

'Shonky' NDIS providers put on notice following review

Bill Shorten has issued a warning to NDIS providers looking to make a quick profit off the scheme following the handing down of a landmark review.

AAP · Dec 7, 2023

NDIS: advocates call for ‘ironclad commitment’ no participant will lose support before new services in place

Disability organisations welcome proposed changes around foundational supports but urge Labor to give guarantee no participant will be worse off

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on making the NDIS fit for purpose

Bill Shorten, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Government Services, has released the review of the NDIS, which recommends sweeping changes to the scheme. The reforms to come will see the states take up much of the responsibility for providing services for people with more minor issues, especially…

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023

Grattan on Friday: winners and losers in end-of-year report card on Albanese ministers

It’s not just kids who get report cards (PDFs these days) as school breaks up. So do government ministers, when parliament rises at year’s end.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023

NDIS review: what changes to disability services are coming and how have people reacted?

Review calls for total rethink of how governments offer disability support. Here is everything you need to know

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2023

'Unbalanced' disability system needs rapid change

Once considered world-leading, the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been questioned as its cost continues to surge.

AAP · Dec 6, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

Cruel and irresponsible myths about the NDIS are treating autistic Australians as villains. This must stop

Narratives about the so-called ‘epidemic’ of autism typically do not make the distinction between autistic people and diagnoses

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

Victoria in the dark on proposed NDIS changes on eve of national cabinet meeting, minister says

Lizzie Blandthorn accuses the federal government of not providing enough information, but Bill Shorten is ‘quietly positive’ reforms can be agreed

The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2023

Centrelink should consider waiving 100,000 debts that may be unlawful, ombudsman report finds

Watchdog says Services Australia and the Department of Social Services ‘did not act promptly’ to address the issue and calls on agencies to apologise

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 29, 2023

Medicare Rebates Totalling More Than $230 Million Still Need To Be Claimed By Aussies

You might be owed a good chunk of cash.

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AAP · Nov 29, 2023

Australians owed millions in unclaimed Medicare rebates

A Christmas bonus could be on the cards for nearly a million Australians who have yet to receive the Medicare benefits they are owed.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2023

Labor senator Pat Dodson to resign from politics due to health issues

Father of reconciliation says following cancer treatment he is ‘physically unable’ to carry out his duties as a Western Australian senator

The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2023

Melbourne school students defy education minister and strike in support of Palestine

Hundreds rally in CBD to call for an end to the war in Gaza and for Australia to stop military aid to Israel

Newcastle Herald · Nov 22, 2023

'I'm fearful': NDIS battle heats up over kids with autism amid cost blowout

'Autism affects the whole family unit, not just the child.'

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2023

Disability advocate hits back at ‘misleading’ claims that NDIS funding is incentivising autism diagnoses

Chief of Children and Young People with Disability Australia says families are simply seeking help for their children, with the NDIS ‘the only place to turn’

The Conversation · Nov 21, 2023

Australia's rates of autism should be celebrated – but real-life impact, not diagnosis, should determine NDIS support

Ahead of the release of the government’s review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the topic taking centre stage is the diagnosis of autism. Over one third of people accessing the scheme list it as a primary disability.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 18, 2023

Marie had cancer and needed to reach Centrelink. Like millions of Australians, she couldn’t get through

More unanswered calls, growing delays for payments to be processed, all while staff head for the exit. Is Centrelink facing a new crisis?

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