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Every Australian Counts website blocked from Federal Parliament wifi
Several people have reported getting “access denied” when trying to visit the Every Australian Counts website on Parliament House wifi today.
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Explainer part 2: What are the proposed changes to the NDIS Act?
On 28 October 2021, the Government introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021 to the House of Representatives. If passed, this Bill will make changes to the NDIS Act. Our friend Chadwick is a Senior Solicitor from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and he has very helpfully written a follow-up NDIS Act explainer to try and make it easier for people to understand.
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Keeping the NDIS on track
The NDIS Quarterly Reports have always had lots of interesting data on how the scheme is tracking. They allow people with disability, their families, organisations, even governments (shock horror) to get a better idea of where the scheme is working well – and where it is not.
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More questions than answers – NDIA and NDIS Commission grilled at Senate Estimates
Budget estimates time. For political nerds it’s a little bit of heaven. Full scrutiny of government with a little bit of argy-bargy or Oscar-worthy theatrics thrown in for comic relief.
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Keeping people with disability safe during COVID
Yesterday the National Disability Insurance Agency, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission and the Department of Social Services all appeared before the Senate inquiry into the government’s management of the COVID19 pandemic.
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So what the hell is Senate Estimates and why does it matter?
Yesterday the Community Affairs Estimates Committee had their first hearing for the year. This is the Committee that oversees the important portfolios of health, disability and social services in the Federal government.
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Parliament is making some changes to the NDIS Act – here’s what you need to know
The government is proposing to make changes to the NDIS Act which sets out how the NDIS should operate.
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Action needed for young people with disability in aged care
A senate inquiry into young people with disability living in residential aged care has called for urgent action from governments at all levels to address the issue.
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