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Nicole Precel, Robyn Grace and Rachel Eddie
The Age
Tuesday 22nd August, 2023

A group of specialised teachers who support students with disabilities at state schools will get to keep their jobs, Education Minister Natalie Hutchins told parents on Tuesday, after news of

Caitlin Cassidy
The Guardian
Wednesday 23rd August, 2023

Advocates are calling for urgent federal government investment in high schools to ensure children with disabilities are supported through their final years of study

Nas Campanella, Leonie Thorne and Celina Edmonds
ABC
Tuesday 22nd August, 2023

One of the original architects of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) says it is being treated as a “limitless Magic Pudding” and local, state and territory governments need to

Rob Wooley
Disability Services Consulting
Tuesday 15th August, 2023

Recently the Ability Roundtable launched their White Paper collating their key financial and workforce benchmarking data, which gives us a greater understanding of how providers have been tracking over the…

Michael Read, Economics correspondent
AFR
Monday 21st August, 2023

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is on track to again exceed official participant projections as children with autism enroll in unexpectedly high numbers.

NDIA
Monday 21st August, 2023

The NDIS After Hours Crisis Referral Service (AHCRS) is a dedicated 1800 number for approved emergency services referrers to contact outside business hours when a participant aged 18 and over…

Dr George Taleporos
Reasonable and Necessary Podcast Serie
Thursday 10th August, 2023
Thursday 10th August, 2023

On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George speaks with Mitchell Skipsey from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and NDIS participant and activist, Felice Vaiani, about NDIS appeals…

Reasonable and Necessary Podcast
Tuesday 22nd August, 2023

On the new episode of the Reasonable and Necessary Podcast, Dr George Taleporos @drgeorgethecrip speaks with Mitchell Skipsey from Public Interest Advocacy Centre and NDIS participant and activist Felice Vaiani…

Nas Campanella
ABC
Friday 18th August, 2023
A new study paints a disturbing picture of life in Australian schools for students with a disability, revealing high rates of segregation and bullying.
Mental Health Victoria
Tuesday 15th August, 2023
Victoria will have a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act from 1 September 2023. The new Act replaces the Mental Health Act 2014. It has new rights-based principles that promote
Natasha Johnson
ABC
Tuesday 15th August, 2023
"Disability does not mean inability. It means, in fact, you come at the world in different ways. Disability makes us very creative, very imaginative, funny and quirky and that's the
ABC
Tuesday 15th August, 2023
The plan would allow disabled people to build a share of equity in the properties they live in, and governments are being urged to match contributions.