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People with intellectual disability can be parents and caregivers too – but the NDIS doesn’t support them

Susan Collings, Gabrielle Hindmarsh, Margaret Spencer and Nikki Wedgwood
The Conversation
Tuesday 16th August, 2022
Child protection statistics are a sober reminder of the vulnerability these families face if they fall between the cracks of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and mainstream support services.
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NDIS alarm bells must not go unanswered

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The Age
Monday 15th August, 2022
Then there are the criminals who prefer more of a hands-off approach, using accomplices such as doctors, pharmacists and accountants to exploit loopholes by variously billing for “clients” who don’t
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NDIS taskforce to hunt down organised crime groups ‘robbing’ billions from disability clients

Jake Evans
ABC News
Monday 15th August, 2022
The head of the Criminal Intelligence Commission, Michael Phelan, told Nine newspapers that criminals were systemically "ripping off our most vulnerable people".
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The Big Steal

Nick McKenzie
60 Minutes, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Sunday 14th August, 2022
It’s a sad reality of life that some truly awful people walk among us. However, the title of “most despicable” must surely go to members of the organised crime networks
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Meet the people hurt most by criminals ripping off the NDIS

Nick McKenzie and Amelia Ballinger
SMH
Sunday 14th August, 2022

Mark Gray struggles to stomach the concept that drug traffickers and money launderers are exploiting the welfare program that has helped give his son a quality of life not possible…

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We could be closer to getting a Disney princess with a disability

Tom Livingstone
news.com
Thursday 11th August, 2022
A young Aussie who has tirelessly campaigned to see a princess with a disability introduced to the wonderful world of Disney could be a step closer to achieving that dream.
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Greens senator unleashes on Government over NDIS move

news.com
Thursday 11th August, 2022
Mr Steele-John is the only federal politician who uses a wheelchair, yet his bid to become the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
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Delivering a functional NDIS eMarket

Marie Johnson
Innovation Aus
Wednesday 10th August, 2022
The NDIS eMarket did not proceed. This is an appalling situation. Instead, what the Australian community has been left with is a cadaverous, inert and incomprehensible spreadsheet which is the
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Living with a disability during the pandemic

Dyah Pitaloka
Monash Lens
Wednesday 10th August, 2022
Many have admitted the pandemic impacted their wellbeing and financial capabilities. Already present with disadvantages, people living with disability face even more restrictions during this period.
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Indigenous people with disabilities face racism and ableism. What’s needed is action not another report

John Gilroy
The Conversation
Tuesday 9th August, 2022
My research and that of others shows the challenges faced by this group were always characterised as a “specialised field”. This means governments were aware of the issues but still
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Australians with disabilities and their caregivers at more risk of homelessness, PTSD after flood

University of Sydney
Medical Express
Monday 8th August, 2022
People with disability and their caregivers experienced profound impact and systemic neglect during and after the 2017 Northern Rivers floods, with many still unable to access stable housing, and at
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Mental distress is much worse for people with disabilities, and many health professionals don’t know how to help

Anastasia Hronis
The Conversation
Monday 8th August, 2022
Working across the mental health and disability sectors, it is not uncommon to hear of people falling between the cracks of services. Someone may present to a disability-specific health service,
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