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Disability staff lose big on Christmas workday: union

Providers are underpaying disability workers by misclassifying them as home care staff while pocketing the difference, their union tells the industrial umpire.

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You don’t have to make my son’s life easier because he has a disability – just don’t make it harder

Why should Ezra, 14, lower his standards and become smaller to accommodate the world around him?

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Understanding the Different Types of NDIS Support Coordination

One key resource that makes the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) more manageable is the support coordinator. Support coordination is designed to assist individuals in using their NDIS funding to access necessary supports, services, and community resources.

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Life without Bill Shorten: Labor eyes frontbench reshuffle

Anthony Albanese is considering a new-year cabinet shake-up following the retirement of Bill Shorten, and the housing market appears to finally be losing steam.

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NDIS fraud crackdown gets $110m boost

Criminals, charlatans and dodgy providers attempting to defraud the National Disability Insurance Scheme will face a tougher fraud detection system.

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Collingwood Children’s Farm was a safe haven for many with disability. Now a mother and daughter are fighting to save a ‘unique’ program

When funding put an end to a volunteer schemes for NDIS participants and specialist schools, two advocates found a way to raise their voices

The Guardian - AU

‘It is immoral’: Australian investors warned about ‘cowboys’ promising unrealistic returns on disability housing

Ads and emails making misleading claims about investment in specialist disability accommodation may breach consumer law, watchdog says

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Spending on NDIS $1 billion lower than forecasts

Lower spending on the NDIS won't mean a lack of support for people with disabilities, Minister Bill Shorten says, following updated budget forecasts.

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Irabina Autism Services sued over child restraints

The NDIS commissioner is suing a disability provider for using illegal restraints on children with complex intellectual disabilities.

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Harsher penalties for NDIS providers who fail patients

The NDIS watchdog will be given stronger powers under new laws designed to crack down on unscrupulous providers and improve the scheme for participants.

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Understanding the NDIS and DES: A Comprehensive Guide

For individuals with disabilities in Australia, understanding the available support options and finding a disability employment services in Sydney with Breakthru is key to improving quality of life and achieving long-term goals.

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Harley's fight for life: 'I was told I'd be lucky to live through my 20s'

A touching story of stem cells, seedlings and sex workers.

Newcastle Herald

Rugby league grand final a snooze show

Letters and Short Takes: Wednesday October 9, 2024

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How too many hoops to jump through risks driving away dedicated volunteers

Letters: 'It's occurring in many volunteering services'

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The Guardian - AU

Wong confirms up to 500 Australians and close relatives to board repatriation flights from Beirut – as it happened

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'Cowboys and fly-by-nighters' no longer covered by NDIS

A list of supports that can and cannot be paid for under the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been released, providing clarity to those with disability.

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New pilot programs to boost quality NDIS care

To provide better support for people with disability, new programs are being tested to improve services offered under the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Guardian - AU

Labor has been damned as ‘mired in mediocrity’ – and Albanese cannot risk a steady-as-you-go approach

Stung by criticism, the Albanese government has hit back – but knows radical policies could easily see it out of power

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Grattan on Friday: Coalition backs Labor’s heavy lifting on aged care, hoping to reap the benefit down the track

In agreeing earlier to the Albanese government’s changes to the NDIS and now endorsing its aged care reforms, Peter Dutton is calculating it’s easier for Labor than the Coalition to find big savings that produce serious “losers”.

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Half of new 2024 jobs were public sector: ABS

Federal Parliament resumes today with the government under pressure on the state of the economy, and Julia Gillard celebrates the 30th anniversary of Labor’s gender quotas.

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Job not over: what's next for NDIS after Bill Shorten

Outgoing NDIS minister Bill Shorten has plenty of work left to reform the scheme's ballooning costs and ensure its long-term future before his February exit.

The Conversation

Bill Shorten’s greatest legacy is the NDIS. It transformed the lives of people like me with disability

Bill Shorten is resigning from politics in February next year. Throughout his 17 years in parliament, no achievement stands out more than his role in the creation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

AAP

Shorten trades politics for 'ironic' career move

After a 17-year career in Parliament House, Bill Shorten will stick around in the nation's capital as the next vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra.

The Guardian - AU

Retiring Shorten took control of his destiny, Albanese says – probably a little later than PM would’ve liked

Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese have had a complicated political relationship, at times simmering with tension. Today, however, the PM wished him well

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Shorten, for all his faults, leaves with a substantial legacy

As the Albanese government struggles to make its mark, Bill Shorten is a reminder that if good policy isn’t always good politics, politics can still be a vehicle for good policy.

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