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Queensland will stop funding disability advocacy services in 2021
From 30 June, the Queensland government will stop giving $4.9 million dollars to disability advocacy services, becoming the only jurisdiction......
New tool to access services for Victorians with disabilities
A new tool called My Allied Health Space has been launched in Victoria to provide services to Victorians with a......
Budget 2020: Artificial underspending on disabled Australians
As the fallout stemming from this week’s federal budget, hailed as “the most important budget since WWII” continues to bemoan......
Controversy over introduction of independent assessors to access the NDIS
Last week, the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Stuart Robert made the announcement that the current system......
South Australia’s troubled disability sector
Despite the death of Adelaide disabled woman, Ann-Marie Smith occurring almost two months ago, many within Australia’s disability community including......
NDIS can be used for sexual health services: Federal Court
This month, the Federal Court overruled the decision from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) of not funding services on......
Ann-Marie Smith’s death provokes outrage and demands for answers
Back in April this year, 54 year old Ann-Marie Smith, who lived with cerebral palsy died from septic shock, pressure......
Bill Shorten takes aim at NDIS issues with COVID
NDIS workers could in some cases be better off under the new Jobseeker allowance according to Bill Shorten. Notoriously underpaid,......
Community Radio Engagement Project facilitates access to NDIS
The National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) in partnership with the National Disability Insurance Agency and the National Ethnic and Multicultural......
First Nations people with disabilities struggle to self-isolate against COVID-19
Growing concerns are afoot for First Nations and Indigenous people with disabilities not being able to adequately prevent themselves from......