NDIS Minister Bill Shorten promised people with a disability they will get the help they need,as he introduced significant new powers for the National Disability Insurance Agency.
NSW Premier Chris Minns warned services would not be there to help Australians who could be “off the NDIS” under the changes,unless premiers were given costings and a greater say.
The premiers convened a sudden meeting on Monday night to urge a rethink on the controversial proposal to set up a new state-based disability system.
Senator Hollie Hughes is one of the scheme’s biggest defenders – her son has used it to access support for autism for almost eight years. But she says Bill Shorten needs to come clean about his plans to rein in growth.
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says “people might rush to try and get on the scheme before they think it shuts” when reforms are announced.
Services Australia is grappling with 1.1 million unprocessed health and welfare claims. Its new boss David Hazlehurst wants to halve that by the middle of this year.
Former party leader Michael McCormack has urged Joyce to open up about his medical condition and seek the help he needs.
A major challenge for our education system is how to ensure schools can offer enough support to the growing number of students with a disability.
The designated terror group Hezbollah has claimed it launched rocket attacks on an Israeli village,after an airstrike killed two Australian brothers.
NDIS 2.0 will aim to establish a new disability system that picks up children’s developmental challenges earlier and delivers a range of supports at home,childcare or school.
In five years,there will be a new support service to divert families from joining the National Disability Insurance Scheme. What about those who qualify now?