Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 23rd July 2015 -
The Abbott Government has moved to shakeup the Board that oversees the $20 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme by replacing members with heavyweights from the corporate…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th July 2015 - Even with bipartisan support for the National Disability Insurance Scheme governmental and other challenges remain around market size, writes social change strategist Suhit …
Contributor, Tuesday, 7th July 2015 - Not since the introduction of Medicare, one of Australia’s largest social reform, have we seen such large-scale impact on this country’s social sector, writes Celia…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd July 2015 -
On the second anniversary of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a new annual review shows participant satisfaction remains very high with 95 per cent of people rating their…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th June 2015 -
The first batch of students in the School for Social Entrepreneurs’ inaugural NDIS Accelerator program have graduated in Sydney overnight.
Eighteen students were among…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st May 2015 -
The Federal and NSW Governments have signed an agreement to begin the early rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in parts of Western Sydney.
Federal Assistant…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th May 2015 -
People With Disability Australia (PWDA) has hailed the success of the NDIS Citizens’ Jury Scorecard report, saying it has uncovered deep and meaningful feedback.
“We…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 7th May 2015 -
Niche community service providers are facing “oblivion” as the window to adapt to NDIS changes closes, a leading Brisbane-based Not for Profit legal specialist has…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 27th April 2015 -
The agency responsible for implementing the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been voted as one of the most attractive places to work in Australia.
At the annual Randstad…
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…
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…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -
The latest quarterly report for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) shows the scheme is on time, on budget, and has very high participant satisfaction.
The NDIS is currently…