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Every Australian Counts
Monday 10th April, 2017

Everyone knows the National Disability Insurance Scheme is a great idea, but hopelessly over budget – an expensive Labor extravagance – right? Don’t buy the lie.

Simon Wardale
The Guardian
Monday 10th April, 2017

“If you walk into our home or Max’s classroom, you couldn’t pick him out as having autism. But then we’ve funded nearly 10 years of support – from speech and…

Department of Social Services
Wednesday 30th November, 2016

The program formerly known as External Merits Review – Support Component (EMR-SC) has changed its name to NDIS Appeals. NDIS Appeals has been set up to ensure that all people…

Austrralian Competition & Consumer Commission
Thursday 1st September, 2016

When you pay for a product or service yourself, as an NDIS participant, or through your state or territory’s disability support system – you have consumer rights. Australia’s consumer protection…

Ellie Cooper
Pro bono Australia
Tuesday 19th July, 2016

Despite the $22-billion-per-year scheme, not all Australians with disability will benefit – some will be eligible but won’t receive the support they are entitled to, while others simply aren’t covered…

helen dickinson
Tuesday 14th June, 2016

Choice and control are at the heart of the NDIS, reflecting a belief in consumer-led reform supported by market forces. People with disabilities have welcomed this in a context where…

Department of Social Services
Wednesday 6th April, 2016

In July 2015, the Australian Government (in consultation with State and Territory governments) commissioned Ernst & Young (EY) to conduct an independent review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act…

National Disability Services and Every Australian Counts
Monday 7th March, 2016

This paper shows the potential scale of the economic benefits the NDIS will bring to Victoria. New economic modelling forecasts the impact the NDIS will have on Victorian Gross State…

Victoria Legal Aid
Friday 21st August, 2015

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered the provisions of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, and the relevant rules and operational guidelines which govern decisions about ‘reasonable and necessary supports’…

NDS
Saturday 16th January, 2016

This report includes analysis and commentary about business sentiment, given the market transition occurring in National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) roll out sites in 2016 where the number of participants

DARU
Friday 28th June, 2013

On 20 June, DARU co-convened a forum with Disability Advocacy Victoria (DAV). The theme of the forum was What will Disability Care mean for the disability advocacy sector? In total…

Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference
DARU
Tuesday 11th September, 2012
ation and support needs of people with disabilities who are ageing was a major issue identified by delegates attending the 2012 Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference. In response, DARU hosted this