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ABC News
Wednesday 13th December, 2023

For Thomas Mackenlay, the hardest part of wheelchair basketball is shooting for the hoop. It hasn’t stopped the nine-year-old from wanting to pursue the sport further. “I said to my…

AFR
Wednesday 13th December, 2023

The scheme was overwhelmed by autism cases with nowhere else to go. Creating new services for them is one of the pointiest issues in the review.

ABC News
Wednesday 6th December, 2023

Podcasting is one area of media where disabled people are making their voices heard like never before. As a disabled woman, I’m keenly aware of the importance of disability representation.

Guardian
Friday 8th December, 2023

The highly anticipated NDIS review has been released and has recommended a total rethink of how governments offer disability services in Australia. Here is everything you need to know.

Guardian
Thursday 7th December, 2023

After a mighty amount of work from disabled people and their families, supporters and allies, the NDIS came into being more than a decade ago. But has the exclusion and…

DSC
Friday 8th December, 2023

At long last! The Final Report of the NDIS Review has been publicly released. If you’ve clicked on this article, you probably don’t need to be told this is a…

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
Wednesday 6th December, 2023

The Victorian Government will provide $1.8 million for advocacy funding to help Victorians with disability and their families continue to access advocacy support when they need it. The investment will…

DSC
Tuesday 5th December, 2023

As the old saying goes, no news is good news. But, one of the benefits of the NDIS has been that it pushed issues relating to people with disabilities into…

The Guardian
Tuesday 5th December, 2023

Bill Shorten is seeking to defuse a growing row with state and territory governments over funding for the NDIS, insisting the federal government does not want to “change things overnight”….

Ministers for the Department of Social Services
Tuesday 5th December, 2023

The Government has today announced the appointment and reappointment of members of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Independent Advisory Council (IAC). Minister for the NDIS Bill Shorten said he…

ABC News
Tuesday 5th December, 2023

I’m Aaron Ducker, an autistic magician. Let me tell you about something that happened a couple of years ago. I walked out onto the stage just as I would any…

ABC News
Tuesday 5th December, 2023

Lawyer Giancarlo De Vera says International Day for People with Disabilities is a day for people with disability to ‘celebrate our humanity’.