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Concerns of Australians with disability on vaccine elegibility are on the rise
Despite people with disability and underlying conditions being part of the top priority group in obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine, the......
National Disability Insurance Scheme: Time For Reform?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has heralded significant increases in the funding of disability support in Australia. In regional......
Advocates watching closely potential changes to NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is back in the spotlight thanks to the proposed changes by the Federal government. Greens......
Keeping an eye out – Part 2
Previously, The Wire spoke to disability public advocates about what the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of......
Bill Shorten on the NDIS
Bill Shorten on the NDIS Labor MP, Bill Shorten, is Shadow Minister for the NDIS and one of the architects......
NDIS independent review not so independent after all
The independence of a 2019 independent review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme was cast in doubt earlier this week......
QLD government commits to disability advocacy funding
The Queensland Government has finally committed to disability advocacy funding, mere hours before a rally was to take place outside......
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......