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‘Just a draft’ still means it was – or is – in the mix

Adam Schickerling
Pro Bono News
Monday 29th March, 2021
To be honest, there are many things about this situation that confound me. Not least the fact that exclusion by condition seems to be an additional assault on the core
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How to be disability inclusive

DARU
Tuesday 30th March, 2021
Disability awareness is generally low in the broader community. Have you ever found yourself not making the effort to connect out of fear of saying or doing the wrong thing?
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Secretive approach to reform threatens consensus on NDIS

Editorial
The Age
Sunday 28th March, 2021
The idea of a single national scheme to give the disabled more dignity and control has enjoyed bipartisan support for the past decade, but that consensus appears to be fraying
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No choice and no voice Mooted NDIS changes slammed

Mirage News
Friday 26th March, 2021
The Head of Policy at the ACT Council of Social Service, Craig Wallace, said “While we note that the Federal Minister has said this is one of a number of
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Stuart Robert hits back after disability advocates sound alarm over NDIS speculation

Evan Young
SBS
Saturday 27th March, 2021
NDIS Minister Stuart Robert has sought to downplay a report about leaked proposed changes to the scheme that sparked anger and distress from disability advocates. Mr Robert said he had
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Leaked plans to reform NDIS lead to crisis talks across disability sector

Mirage News
Friday 26th March, 2021
People with Disability Australia President Samantha Connor said reports about the confidential 300 page draft: “To discover that there are significant changes proposed that will disadvantage people with disability, along
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Advocates welcome Victoria’s first disabled parking permit overhaul in nearly 30 years

Bridget Rollason
ABC News
Saturday 27th March, 2021
People with permanent disabilities will no longer need to be reassessed by doctors every few years to renew their permit, instead they can qualify for one for life. Disability advocates
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NDIS independent assessment process subject to massive conflicts of interest

Mirage News
Thursday 25th March, 2021
The Morrison Government is allowing corporations with massive conflicts of interest – including one run by former NDIA CEO Robert De Luca – to begin cashing in on planned Independent
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Participant outcomes report

NDIA
Thursday 1st January, 1970
This data report measures the progress of participants since joining the Scheme up to June 2020. It offers a unique view into how the NDIS is benefiting participants as well
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Bendigo family fears NDIS independent assessments will jeopardise daughter’s wellbeing

Elspeth Kernebone
Bendigo Advertiser
Monday 22nd March, 2021
"It's pretty unfair in Australia, to say the people most vulnerable, least able to speak up for themselves and advocate for themselves, are at the mercy of legislation that puts
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The NDIS and government controls

Rick Morton.
The Saturday Paper
Saturday 20th March, 2021

A win for the government in its push to deny people on the National Disability Insurance Scheme access to sex worker supports may hand the Commonwealth even greater power to…

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Dr Ben Gauntlett, Senate Estimates statement

Dr Ben Gauntlett
Senate Estimates
Thursday 4th March, 2021
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett told Senate estimates it was important to remember that the independent assessment policy change had not yet been put into legislation. While he said
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