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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
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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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NDIS Minister National Press Club Address and what you might have missed (it’s scary!)

Dr George Taleporos
Linkedin
Tuesday 18th April, 2023
At today's National Press Club Address Minister Bill Shorten made some important announcements and reminded me why I have such deep respect for this man and gratitude for his commitment
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Government welcomes independent review report

National Tribune
The Independent Review flagged 19 out of 95 procurements for further investigation due to inconsistencies with the Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) or good practice. The approximate value of these 19
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Progressing a National Autism Strategy and Research Centre

Department of Social Services
Friday 3rd February, 2023

The Albanese Labor Government will continue its commitment to leaving no one behind and holding no one back by progressing a National Autism Strategy and committing further funds to 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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Failing tribunal to be ditched in move that will continue to improve NDIS appeals

Anna Christian
Disability Support Guide
Tuesday 20th December, 2022
The Federal Government has announced it will abolish the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and replace it with a new body. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the former Government “irreversibly damaged” the
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Politicised’ Administrative Appeals Tribunal abolished, after attorney-general declares its reputation ruined

Jake Evans
ABC News
Friday 16th December, 2022
One of the most notoriously politicised bodies, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, will be abolished after the attorney-general declared its reputation had been irreversibly damaged.
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Call for national guidelines to support birthing journey for women with disability

Eliza Hull
ABC
Thursday 24th November, 2022
With only a quarter of public maternity hospitals reporting adequate services for women with disabilities, Ms Benzie says the time is now to implement disability identification – which would lead
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States and Territories not holding up their end of the disability support agreement

Anna Christian
Disability Support Guide
Saturday 12th November, 2022
Another State responsibility, the education systems, could also be letting children with developmental delay down, Minister Shorten believes, causing more parents to look for support from the NDIS and driving
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Australia’s disability laws set to undergo first major shake up in nearly 40 years

SBS News
Tuesday 8th November, 2022
The Disability Services Act has not undergone significant change in almost 40 years. Disability Employment Services, advocacy funding, service provider certifications and disability services regulation standards are all governed by
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The Advocacy Effect – 2022 AFDO Advocacy Conference

Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
Monday 17th October, 2022
Held in Melbourne on 17 October, the program set out to "unpack and examine the impact and effect that advocacy has in a variety of areas" from large-scale policy to
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