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Dr Kate de Bruin & Umesh Sharma
The Conversation
Friday 13th October, 2017

Many (but not all) wealthy private schools schools were initially identified as overfunded, and were set to lose government funding to bring them into line with the Schooling Resource Standard…

Andrew Wilkie
The Mercury
Tuesday 10th October, 2017

Parents trying to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme are hitting a bureaucratic brick wall that’s leaving them at wits’ end and thousands of dollars out of pocket.

Minister for Roads and Road Safety
Victorian Government
Thursday 12th October, 2017

The Andrews Labor Government is cutting the cost of registration for wheelchair users who have had their vehicles significantly modified to allow them to drive. Disabled drivers will now be…

Terry Fletcher
Sydney Morning herald
Tuesday 3rd October, 2017
It was 1971 and Joan Hume was a carefree 23-year-old teacher of English and History at Lurnea High School. She finished supervising students swimming and accepted a lift with a
Wendy Williams
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 26th September, 2017
Victoria is not seeing enough complaints about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. The state Disability Services Commissioner (DSC) has tabled his 2017 annual report in
Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 27th September, 2017
A leading disability expert has warned that the safety concerns of young people with disability will limit the potential for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to nurture strong support relationships
Cathy Pryor
ABC RN Life Matters
Monday 25th September, 2017

What do you do if your child has a disability or learning difficulty and school is a constant struggle? The teacher says they are doing their best, the principal says…

Christopher Knaus
TheGuardian Australia
Wednesday 4th October, 2017
Advocates say pace of rollout is ‘unrealistic’ and planners are being forced to make life-changing decisions too quickly Evidence has continued to mount in recent weeks that the NDIS –
Wendy Williams
ProBono Australia
Tuesday 26th September, 2017

Victoria is not seeing enough complaints about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. The state Disability Services Commissioner (DSC) has tabled his 2017 annual report in…

Loretta Florance and Yvette Gray
ABC News
Monday 25th September, 2017

A teenager who allegedly sexually assaulted a housemate several times in a disability group home posed a threat to residents for months because of authorities’ “shocking” failure to act, Victoria’s…

Naomi Woodley
Radio National PM
Tuesday 19th September, 2017
A federal parliamentary inquiry has heard repeated criticism of the early childhood, early intervention approach being rolled out as part of the NDIS. Allied health groups and disability service providers
The Conversation Hour
ABC Radio Melbourne
Thursday 14th September, 2017

Joining Jon Faine in the studio to chat and take listeners’ calls are: Alastair McEwin – Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner Tess Karambela – Facilitator, Kick Start Your Dreams program, Melbourne