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Disability Wage Row

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 4th May 2015 -  Disability advocates say they were not consulted on an Australian Human Rights Commission decision to grant disability enterprises an exemption from the Disability Discrimination…

Man’s Best Friend Used as Workplace Tool

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 4th May 2015 -  A Queensland employment service that mentors people with disability, injury or illness into paid positions is using man’s best friend to support their development. Horizon…

Disability Housing Crisis Report

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 28th April 2015 -  The NDIS advocacy Not for Profit, Every Australian Counts, has launched a report warning of a massive disability housing shortfall within the next five years. The NFP said the report…

Social Enterprises Win Start-Up Awards

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd April 2015 -  Two Australian social enterprises – a disability employment service and an online fundraising platform –  have been named as winners in the 2015 StartupSmart…

Govt Supports Disability Conferences

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th April 2015 -  The Federal Government is to provide new funding to increase participation at disability conferences – hot on the heels of the controversy surrounding a recent disability…

Impact Investing in Real Estate

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 8th April 2015 -  Innovative new funding models are tackling pressing social needs and the reduced availability of financial support to address those needs across Australia. Journalist Nadia Boyce…

Call for Safeguards for Students with Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -  A national safeguards regime needs to be established, as part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme rollout, to protect school students with disabilities from restrictive…

Major Housing Redevelopment to Benefit People with Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 -  Not for Profit disability housing providers have welcomed a South Australian Government plan that will see 4500 houses houses bulldozed to make way for smaller, one and two bedroom…

Disability Employment Service Providers Trial

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th March 2015 -  The Federal Government has announced an 18-month trial of new ways for Disability Employment Service providers to work with jobseekers and employers – a move that has been…

Disability Orgs Given $47 Million Lifeline

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 13th March 2015 -  The Abbott Government has extended funding worth more than $47 million to disability organisations throughout Australia, allowing them to operate until at least 30 June 2016. Assistant…

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Social Enterprise Vision Clicking Into Place

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 -  A digital twist on the classic model of supported employment is the culmination of personal struggles with depression, a career as a social sector executive and almost a decade of …

Disability Awards Open

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 10th March 2015 -  The search for Australia’s outstanding disability enterprise is on with the Federal Government launching its national awards. Assistant Minister for Social Services,…

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