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Tasmanian NDIS participant Adam Quarrell demanding apology over handling of his case

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Adam Quarrell describes being an NDIS participant as like "being in an abusive relationship". Adam Quarrell says an NDIS planner asked him, "can't you just hold it in" when he was discussing his need for catheters. After speaking on live radio, contacting the Tasmanian Disability Services Minister and staging a sit-in outside the NDIS office in Hobart on Thursday, Mr …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Death of 26yo woman who lived with 'significant' disabilities prompts call for safeguards

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An "expression of interest" to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme was made seven years ago on behalf of a woman with "significant" disabilities whose death has now prompted a major criminal investigation. South Australian Human Services Minister Nat Cook said state government agencies had been "reviewing contact and service records" to check whether Ms Fredericks's case had been raised …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Lucky' Bill Shorten offers one more zinger, as he prepares to leave politics

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Bill Shorten had one last "zinger" to offer when announcing his retirement from politics, as a journalist asked for an inside look into the conversations that led to his decision. "I think you would be one of the great fly fishermen of Australia, with that bait you're dangling," Mr Shorten joked as he spoke in the prime minister's courtyard. Prime …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten to retire from politics to take top job at University of Canberra

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Labor frontbencher Bill Shorten will retire from politics after an almost two-decade-long career in parliament. The prime minister said he asked Mr Shorten to remain in cabinet until next year because they agreed there was still "important work" to be done on the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The government's overhaul of the scheme passed parliament last month and Mr Shorten …

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4 months ago

Presidential battle showcases the differences between US political system and ours

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Australia has a much better-functioning governmental system than the United States, but for political tragics it's the American scene that's the riveting must-watch this year. Photo shows A woman in a tan suit smiles with her arms outstretched When the Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivers her speech to the Democratic National Convention today, style will be almost everything. But …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sex work access under NDIS to be banned, removing supports for 'ordinary life', say disability advocates

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Sex work will be banned from being funded through the National Disability Insurance Scheme under NDIS Minister Bill Shorten's planned reforms, the minister has confirmed. Speaking at the National Press Club in 2021 Mr Shorten, then shadow disability minister, said he was not sure whether funding for sex workers was sustainable — but he criticised the Morrison government's plan to …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Bill Shorten looks to reassure disabled Australians over NDIS overhaul

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In short: NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says changes to the scheme must occur to keep it going. Professor Bonyhady told a Senate inquiry into the NDIS reform legislation last month "the status quo is not an option". "We need to give the disability community our academics, experts and advocates the opportunity to properly and thoroughly analyse the amendments brought forward …

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9 months ago

Bill Shorten refers conference to consumer watchdog for falsely promoting him as keynote speaker

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An unofficial NDIS event held by a private company in the Great Hall at Parliament House, which cost hundreds of dollars to attend, has been referred to the consumer watchdog after wrongly promoting that government ministers would be in attendance. The event page on the website advertises that the federal NDIS Minister Bill Shorten, the ACT Minister for Disability, Rachel …

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1 year ago

The four things you need to know about Wednesday's national cabinet meeting

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Speaking after national cabinet on Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had just left a successful and significant meeting. The premiers and chief ministers agreed to a package worth $1.2 billion to "take pressure off" hospitals, endorsing funding from the commonwealth towards the National Health Reform Agreement and Medicare. "National Cabinet endorsed Commonwealth increasing National Health Reform Agreement contributions …

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1 year, 6 months ago

NDIS minister vows to crack down on prices, offers participants greater flexibility

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NDIS participants will have more control over the length of their plans within the next 12 months, according to the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill Shorten. Key points: The government will bring in changes to plan lengths within the next year The current annual review process has been dubbed "traumatic" The government is working with the consumer …

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1 year, 8 months ago

NDIS 'reboot' will include more staff, cost crackdown, longer-term plans and shonky services purge, Shorten says

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Disability Services Minister Bill Shorten says the government's central agency for supporting Australians with a disability has "lost its way" and needs significant work to ensure it can survive into the future. Key points: The NDIS minister has promised a reboot of the government's key disability agency, which he says has gone off track Bill Shorten promised more staff, longer-term …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Anthony Albanese flags NDIS spending crackdown as federal budget forecasts cost blowout

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There are growing concerns about the sustainability of a central Labor policy following new budget projections showing the extent of National Disability Insurance Scheme cost blowouts. Key points: The NDIS is the second-most-expensive social program after the aged pension The budget is forecasting NDIS costs to grow 14 per cent each year for the next decade The NDIS is now …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Sky News debate: Grace Tame takes swipe at Scott Morrison over comments about disabilities

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Grace Tame has taken a swipe at Scott Morrison after the Prime Minister said he and wife Jenny were 'blessed' their children were born without disabilities. The Prime Minister was asked about removing funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme by Katherine, a mother of autistic four-year-old boy Ethan, who said she'd heard stories about families losing funding under the …

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3 years, 5 months ago

NDIS Minister wants COVID vaccine to be mandatory for disability care workers

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The minister responsible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme has said she wants the COVID-19 vaccines to be made mandatory for workers in disability care. Key points: National Cabinet is expected to discuss the issue tomorrow Linda Reynolds says 40,000 disability support workers have already been vaccinated The peak body for non-government service providers also wants it to be mandatory …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Disability advocates welcome NDIS reforms to increase number of scheme participants

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Advocates are welcoming substantial changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme which they believe will make the system quicker and easier to navigate. Key points: The new reforms follow an independent review of the NDIS last year Advocates say enacting the review's recommendations will make the scheme easier to access 100,000 new participants have signed up to the NDIS in …

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