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Victorian Disability Worker Commission
Monday 30th September, 2024

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Dan Stubbs has been reappointed as the Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner. With his lived experience of disability being blind, together with his extensive experience working alongside people with disability, including…

The Australian
Sunday 15th September, 2024

Bill Shorten will start forcing the 150,000 NDIS providers operating without oversight to become registered in a major overhaul of the disability sector that seeks to crack down on rorting,…

Scoop
Saturday 14th September, 2024

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has called the passing of the NDIS Amendment Bill through the Senate “devastating,” citing deep concerns about its impact on NDIS participants and the disability…

SBS
Wednesday 11th September, 2024

“People, when they say: ‘You’re an inspiration’, they mean it as a compliment. And I know why it happens,” Australian disability activist Stella Young told the audience at TEDxSydney in…

ABC News
Thursday 12th September, 2024

A specialised Victorian day care that one parent credits with teaching his autistic sons how to play says it will end dedicated classes for children with autism next year due…

DSC
Thursday 5th September, 2024

New NDIS Bill, new world order. Chris and Todd explore the changes, many of which will take effect 28 days after the Bill is approved by the Governor-General.

ABC News
Thursday 5th September, 2024

Less than a month out from the start of a major NDIS overhaul, many participants say they’re in the dark about the changes. Participants and advocates say the changes have…

The Conversation
Friday 6th September, 2024

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…

ABC News
Friday 6th September, 2024

Whenever I’ve been out and about in recent times, there’s only one thing anyone wants to discuss with me: the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). People with disability want to…

The Conversation
Monday 2nd September, 2024

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is transforming the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians with disability. For the first time, many can get the help they need to…

ABC News
Tuesday 27th August, 2024

How much do I tell them? That was basically what it came down to. My twin sister is autistic, bipolar, and has a permanent toilet disability. A few weeks ago,…

Australian Aviation
Wednesday 28th August, 2024

The federal government is looking to improve accessibility in aircraft and airports with new disability standards. As part of the Aviation White Paper, the government has identified barriers to disability…