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PhD scholarship in Disability, Diversity and Inclusion Studies

University of Melbourne
Thursday 23rd March, 2023
Monday 23rd October, 2023

The new Disability, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne invites Expressions of Interest for a PhD. The Initiative aims to create and…

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New Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022: Sector briefing

Mental Health Victoria
Tuesday 15th August, 2023
Victoria will have a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Act from 1 September 2023. The new Act replaces the Mental Health Act 2014. It has new rights-based principles that promote
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Failed Ambitions: Kew Cottages and changing ideas of intellectual disabilities

Lee-Ann Monk, David Henderson, Christine Bigby, Richard Broome and Katie Holmes
Monash University Publishing
Monday 26th June, 2023
This meticulously researched book uses archival records to explore the history of Kew Cottages through the trajectory of ideas behind development of disability policy, both nationally and internationally, and the
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National Disability Advocacy Framework 2023 – 2025 and Disability Advocacy Work Plan

Department of Social Services (DSS)
Friday 16th June, 2023
The new National Disability Advocacy Framework 2023-2025 (NDAF) and associated Disability Advocacy Work Plan were endorsed by Disability Ministers on 21 April 2023.  They were developed by the Australian, state
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Review attends Victorian Council of Social Services Forum

NDIS Review
Tuesday 16th May, 2023
The forum was a great opportunity to hear from and gain clearer understanding of the challenges faced by the community organisations and advocacy groups when accessing and working with the
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Disability Discrimination Commissioner’s intervention at COSP16

Australian Human Rights Commission
Wednesday 14th June, 2023
The Australian Human Rights Commission, an A-status National Human Rights Institution, welcomes the overarching theme of this year’s Conference of State Parties concerning harmonising national policies and strategies with the
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The government says NDIS supports should be ‘evidence-based’ – but can they be?

Kobie Boshoff
The Conversation
Thursday 4th May, 2023
The term “evidence-based practice” comes from the medical field, mostly from research trials with a clear cause-and-effect relationship.  But this narrow idea of what evidence is can be problematic when
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NDIA chair Kurt Fearnley on ‘fundamental’ reform of the disability scheme

Politics with Michelle Grattan
The Conversation Podcast
Wednesday 3rd May, 2023
The federal government is trying to contain the exploding cost of the landmark National Disability Insurance Scheme – especially difficult given the fears of vulnerable people who rely on it.
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Shorten backs ‘ethical’ automation for NDIS assessments

Brandon How
InnovationAus
Wednesday 19th April, 2023
Government Services minister Bill Shorten has called for the greater use of data and automation in National Disability Insurance Scheme assessments as long as an “ethical framework” is in place.
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The NDIS is set for a reboot but we also need to reform disability services outside the scheme

Helen Dickinson
The Conversation
Wednesday 19th April, 2023
While much of the attention on the scheme is around Tier 3 supports, a major driver of costs is a lack of investment in Tier 2 services. If we do
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NDIS ‘reboot’ will include more staff, cost crackdown, longer-term plans and shonky services purge, Shorten says

Jake Evans
ABC
Tuesday 18th April, 2023
Mr Shorten said there was still "more good than bad" in the scheme, but he outlined a six-pronged plan to overhaul the NDIA, including a lift in staffing, longer-term care plans, addressing
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Government Services minister Bill Shorten addressed NDIS concerns at Press

Hon Bill Shorten
National Press Club
Tuesday 18th April, 2023

The federal government is foreshadowing an overhaul of the national disability insurance scheme. NDIS Minister Bill Shorten warns the scheme has lost its way and needs a reboot.  In his…

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