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Automated NDIS assessments to stay but with “human element”

Jeremy Nadel
iTnews
Wednesday 19th April, 2023
Shorten said there was no inherent issue with using automation technology and data analysis in NDIS operations, as long as it was used ethically and transparently. "Automation and using data
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Shorten calls for investigation following Watt Review into previous Govt Services Australia and NDIA contracts

Andrew McLaughlin
Riotact
Saturday 1st April, 2023
Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has called for further investigation into the former government’s handling of contracts overseen by former LNP Minister Stuart Robert.
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People with disabilities should be a funding priority for the government

Sky News Australia
Sunday 2nd April, 2023
The government should prioritise funding towards the National Disability Insurance Scheme, says People with Disability Australia Vice President Sam Connor. Ms Connor says the government’s budget should provide “reasonable” and
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Review of procurement and contracting

Services Australia
Tuesday 28th March, 2023
The Independent Review of Services Australia and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Procurement and Contracting examined the procurement processes leading to the award of contracts to Synergy 360 and
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NDIS mark-ups for people with a disability as bad as wedding price gouging, insiders say

Laura Lavelle
ABC
Tuesday 28th March, 2023
Some participants say they are being charged double or even triple the price of services compared to those not on the scheme, for the exact same treatment or product. "I
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NDIS on track for $5.7b budget blowout

Michael Read
AFR
Monday 27th March, 2023
New forecasts show the rapidly expanding NDIS is poised to blow a $5.7 billion hole in Jim Chalmers’ second budget, with almost 200 Australians joining the program each day and
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New funding for Disability Advocacy

CYDA
Friday 4th March, 2022

Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth MP, has announced an increase in funding for 17 Disability Representative Organisations – including Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA). The $11.2…

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Government announces additional $11.2 million over 4 years for Disability Representative Organisations (DROs)

DSS
Wednesday 2nd March, 2022

On 1 March 2023, the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services, announced that an additional $11.2 million has been allocated to the Disability Representative Organisations program over four…

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DANA and AFDO call for continuity of funding in short Pre-Budget Submission

Disability advocacy Network Australia (DANA)
Friday 3rd February, 2023

DANA and AFDO collaborated on a brief Pre-Budget Submission calling for continuity of advocacy funding (including systemic advocacy and representation) as the Disability Royal Commission comes to an end. The…

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Own Motion Inquiry into Aspects of Supported Accommodation in the NDIS

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Monday 16th January, 2023
The Inquiry examined reportable incidents and complaints made to the NDIS Commission in connection with the supported accommodation services (specifically group homes). The Inquiry’s purpose was to enable the NDIS
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NDIS report lays bare supported accommodation failures

Danielle Kutchel
PBA
Monday 16th January, 2023

A bleak new report has revealed the scale of issues in Australia’s supported accommodation system. The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s inaugural ‘Own Motion Inquiry’ into Aspects of Supported Accommodation…

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National Disability Data Asset : Pilot test cases report

National Disability Data Asset
Thursday 8th December, 2022
The National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) aims to connect data about people with disability in Australia together, including information about health, employment and support services. The test pilot was recently
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