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The latest health and disability news in Australia

COVID-19 infection and deaths are still high in Australia, but there has not been a focus on supporting people with disability through the remainder of the pandemic. [Source: iStock]

10,000 deaths from COVID-19 but still no plan for people with disability

Tags Conditions Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 1 hour ago by Anna Christian

Australia is on track to record 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 tomorrow and it is still unclear how many of these deaths... Read more

Employment services will switch from the jobactive model to the new Workforce Australia system next week. [Source: iStock]

Job seekers looking to new employment services for appropriate support

Tags Employment Industry Government Posted 2 days ago by Anna Christian

Workforce Australia will become the new mainstream Government employment services system from next week, replacing... Read more

Disability support workers will be able to charge more from next month to cover the increase in the minimum wage and COVID-19 costs. [Source: iStock]

NDIS pricing increase to strengthen sector and improve supports

Tags NDIS Finance Industry Government Posted 1 week ago by Anna Christian

From 1 July, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers will be able to charge nine percent more for services... Read more

WA provider Activ will be closing its large-scale workshops that employ 750 people with disability.[Source: iStock]

Government steps in to fund opportunities for WA provider's employees

Tags NDIS Employment Industry Government Posted 1 week ago by Anna Christian

People with disability working for the Activ Foundation, a Western Australian disability service provider that recently... Read more

Disability support workers could benefit from a pay increase of around $40 per week from the beginning of next month. [Source: iStock]

Disability workers to benefit from Fair Work Commission decisions

Tags Employment Industry Government Posted 2 weeks ago by Anna Christian

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has decided to increase minimum wages and awards by $40 a week from 1 July 2022,... Read more

Commissioners questioned representatives of the South Australian and Western Australian Education Departments during Public Hearing 24. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]

Education Department leaders grilled on system’s support for students with disability

Tags Autism Education Government Royal Commission Posted 2 weeks ago by Anna Christian

Representatives of the South Australian and Western Australian Education Departments have admitted they need to work on... Read more

CEO of the NDIA Martin Hoffman has announced his resignation. [Source: Twitter]

NDIA boss resigns, prompting response from sector

Tags NDIS Industry Government Posted 3 weeks ago by Anna Christian

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), Martin Hoffman, has announced his... Read more

During the Royal Commission's latest hearing Senior Counsel Assisting Kate Eastman has been asking questions of lived and direct experience witnesses. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]

Education system segregates children with disability, Royal Commission hears

Tags Education Accessibility Government Royal Commission Posted 3 weeks ago by Anna Christian

Young people with disability and parents have shared their experiences of segregation in the education system during the... Read more

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his Ministry last night, with Bill Shorten appointed Minister for the NDIS. [Source: Parliament live]

New NDIS Minister appointed as Labor forms majority Government

Tags NDIS Government Posted 4 weeks ago by Anna Christian

Former leader of the Labor Party, Bill Shorten, has been named as Australia’s next Minister for the National Disability... Read more

The COVID-19 vaccine winter booster dose will be available to more people with disability from Monday, but not all of the community. [Source: iStock]

Winter COVID booster program expanded but not enough, advocates say

Tags Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

From Monday, 1.5 million more Australians will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine winter booster dose. Read more

'It's your right' is the theme of National Palliative Care Week, running from 22-28 May this year. [Source: iStock]

It’s your right: access to palliative care topic of awareness week

Tags Conditions Therapies Accessibility Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

The right of all people with a life-limiting condition to access care that will support them physically, emotionally,... Read more

Anthony Albanese made a victory speech on the weekend before being sworn in as Prime Minister today.[Source: ABC Live]

Labor blitzes Election and Albanese is Australia's new Prime Minister

Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

Only hours after the counting of votes started for the Federal Election, the Labor Party had enough support to oust the... Read more

Australian unemployment rates show a steady number of people finding jobs, however the unemployment rates of people with disability are not regularly reported on. [Source: iStock]

Unemployment rates released but not for people with disability

Tags Employment Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

Employment rates and wages have been a popular topic in the lead up to the Federal Election, but people with disability... Read more

Political parties have outlined their plans for the NDIS and other strategies affecting the lives of people with disability in the lead up to the Federal Election. [Source AdobeStock]

Election promises recapped for people with disability

Tags NDIS Autism Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Employment Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

The Federal Election is approaching fast and political parties have been finalising their positions for voters to... Read more

Commitments from parties and candidates across the political spectrum have been analysed by disability advocates. [Source: AdobeStock]

Advocates evaluate Election policies from parties and independents

Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

Just over a week out from the Federal Election, peak advocacy groups for people with disability are assessing policies... Read more

The braille alphabet and braille slates will be used to create accessible labels to place around Melbourne. [Source: Monash University]

Melbourne to be hit by braille “bomb” to showcase accessibility

Tags Accessibility Research Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

A group of people will walk the streets of Melbourne on Wednesday placing braille labels on signs across the city to get... Read more

Athlete Leader Ben Haack, pictured centre at the 2015 World Summer Games, says they improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disability. [Source: Special Olympics Australia]

Support for Special Olympics to be held in Australia for the first time

Tags Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

Local and international support is growing for a bid to hold the 2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Perth. Read more

Almost all of the rentals available across Australia are unaffordable for single people on the Disability Support Pension, in an already competitive market. [Source: Shutterstock]

Affordability of rentals for people with disability hits lowest point

Tags Finance Accommodation Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

Statistics from social advocacy organisation Anglicare Australia have shown only 51 rentals in the whole of Australia... Read more

Disability advocate Lynne Foreman is leading an event in Geelong today aiming to share the stories of NDIS participants and get the system fixed. [Source: Supplied]

Australians across the country take action to defend the NDIS

Tags NDIS Government Posted 2 months ago by Anna Christian

Today, across Australia, people with disability and their supporters are gathering to talk about issues with the... Read more

David Cunningham is happy to be living in new Specialist Disability Accommodation and was welcomed home by Michaela Brown, Group Chief Operating Office of Home Caring. [Supplied: Home Caring]

Disability supports have changed to a model of empowering, not limiting individuals

Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Accommodation Posted 2 months ago

SPONSORED STORY - When it comes to disability services, David Cunningham is passionate about being an empowered... Read more

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