Bill Shorten said it was “always inevitable” there would be a “Mark II” moment in the NDIS. Speaking at the National Press Club after a landmark review into Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme was released on Thursday – a decade ...
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Bigger, older, poorer: Australia’s future to be revealed in new report
Australia might have just recorded a $19 billion surplus, but the Treasurer has warned that the cost of servicing debt and an ageing population is predicted to balloon government spending in the decades to come. The Intergenerational Report, to be ...
More »‘Up in arms’: 76-year-old home care recipient affected by new debit card rule
An Australian woman receiving at-home care has said recent regulation changes made by her provider has negatively impacted her independence. Helen Neville, 76, lives with severe scoliosis, a debilitating condition where the spine is curved sideways, causing significant pain and ...
More »Experts question proposed changes to the NDIS
A raft of new legislative changes have been made to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) amid an ongoing senate inquiry into the future of the controversial program. Griffith University researchers Professor Michele Foster and Associate Professor Kylie Burns are ...
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