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A building ministers’ forum in Adelaide has agreed that an Accessible Housing Options Paper on the inclusion of minimum accessibility standards for housing is expected to be released for broad […]

The first Global Disability Summit, held in London in July, yielded 170 ambitious commitments to tackle stigma and discrimination against people with disabilities. Among the most significant pledges made were […]

A Senate Inquiry into the need for regulation of mobility scooters, also known as motorised wheelchairs was held on July 23 at a hearing in Melbourne. The inquiry will investigate […]

Queensland based community organisation FSG has entered voluntary administration after more than 35 years of providing support in the disability, mental health and aged care sectors in South East Queensland […]

“It will be funded, full stop, end of story. Sending a message contrary to this fact is not in the best interests of people with disability” – Dan Tehan Minister […]

NDIS policy changes, new resources and other developments were discussed by NDIS Assistive Technology Market & Providers director, Dr Lloyd Walker at ATSA Melbourne. Walker opened his presentation by referring to the […]

Findings from an evaluation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been released by the National Institute of Labour Studies at Flinders University. Among the findings were that the […]

In a contentious decision the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has appointed UK-based Serco as its service delivery partner for contact centre services. In a statement, the NDIA said the […]

CareCareers has had a satisfying response to its expression of interest in a shared labour pool. Over 40 organisations, the majority from the disability sector, replied to the idea for […]

Uncertainty and low prices are driving the fact that demand is not keeping up with supply. Speaking generally about the performance of the provider sector at the NDS NSW Conference recently, […]