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Disability Advocates ‘Betrayed’ by NDIS Medicare Levy Backflip

Luke Michael, Thursday, 26th April 2018 -  Disability groups feel “betrayed and ambushed” by the government’s backflip on a Medicare levy rise to fully fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme, warning that the NDIS…

Disability Advocates Slam Plans to Outsource NDIA Services

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 24th April 2018 -  Disability advocates have slammed the National Disability Insurance Agency’s plans to outsource contact centre services to a private provider, with fears the company will be ill-equipped…

Housing the Other 94% of NDIS Recipients

Luke Michael, Monday, 23rd April 2018 -  The community housing sector has the opportunity to provide greater housing support for the 94 per cent of National Disability Insurance Scheme recipients not eligible for Specialist…

NDIS Urged to Implement Portable Training System for Workers

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 17th April 2018 -  A leading economist has called for a portable training system for disability support workers, as he warned the market-oriented delivery system built into the National Disability…

AMA Calls For “Bipartisan Commitment” to Fund NDIS

Luke Michael, Thursday, 12th April 2018 -  The Australian Medical Association has called on Labor to support a Medicare levy rise to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but the opposition said they had a “better…

Opinion

How to Survive the NDIS Cash Crunch

Scott Girdlestone, Wednesday, 11th April 2018 -  To succeed and thrive under the National Disability Insurance Scheme a fundamental rethink in the way CFOs do business is required, writes wealth advisory director Scott Girdlestone.…

NDIS Causing ‘Growing Catastrophe’ For Victorians With Severe Mental Illness

Luke Michael, Thursday, 29th March 2018 -  A new report has estimated that 90 per cent of Victorians living with severe mental illness will be worse off under the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with vital community …

Unpacking The Challenges of Specialist Disability Accommodation

Contributor, Tuesday, 27th March 2018 -  A look at some of the key issues surrounding Specialist Disability Accommodation, ahead of the upcoming Shaping the Future of Disability Housing national conference. For those …

Changemaker

Providing Mental Health Solutions Inside Parliament and in the Community

Luke Michael, Monday, 19th March 2018 -  Amanda Bresnan is the executive director of Community Mental Health Australia, and has previously served as a Greens MP in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.…

The Issue of Equity in the Market

Gemma Carey, Tuesday, 6th March 2018 -  Markets are all well and good, but with the NDIS, we have to be careful that we don’t sacrifice equity in the name of efficiency, writes Associate Professor Gemma Carey. Market approaches…

Employee-Led Mutual to Deliver NDIS Services in SA

Luke Michael, Monday, 19th February 2018 -  An employee-led mutual in South Australia will become the first employee-owned social welfare business to deliver services for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Under…

The Hierarchy of Needs – As Applied to NDIS Transition

Contributor, Thursday, 15th February 2018 -  When applying Maslow’s hierarchy to the NDIS, what sits at the bottom of the pyramid depends on where an organisation is now, and how significantly they are affected by NDIS, writes…

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