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Category Archives: Federal
Protecting our most vulnerable is a social duty
Date: 21 May 2012 Source: Courier Mail, pg 20, Editorial Article Link: http://aap.newscentre.com.au/cpsunat/120521/library/private_&_public_partnerships/28573227.html Synopsis: About 800,000 Queenslanders endure some form of disability. Of these, more than 150,000 have a severe impairment affecting mobility, communication and, of course, the ability to … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Disability, Federal, NDIS, Qld
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Call to match disability funding to needs
Date: 21 May 2012 Source: Courier Mail, pg 8 Reporter: Brittany Vonow Article Link: http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/call-to-match-disability-funds-to-need/story-fn6ck45n-1226361595885 Synopsis: Jane Hopkins, who has an intellectual disability, has had a fulltime job with the Endeavour Foundation since 2008. Ruth Hopkins, Jane’s mother said while … Continue reading
Posted in NDIS, Budget, Intellectual disability, Federal, Qld, Disability, Support
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Seeing is believing when it comes to disability help scheme
Date: 18 May 2012 Source: Courier Mail, pg 11 Article Link: http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/seeing-believing-with-disability-scheme/story-fn6ck45n-1226359318185 Synopsis: Chaeyon Seo has very low vision and muscle tone, and regularly attends different therapy sessions. While Ms Lim has been impressed with the care her daughter has … Continue reading
Posted in NDIS, Budget, Youth, Federal, Disability, Rural, regional, remote, Vision Impairment
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Funds showdown looms
Date: 18 May 2012 Source: Courier Mail, pg 11 Reporter: Anna Caldwell Article Link: http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/disability-funds-showdown-looms/story-fn6ck45n-1226359318358 Synopsis: Following Premier Campbell Newman’s repeated rejections of calls to fund Queensland’s share of a National Disability Insurance Scheme, Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Disability, Federal, NDIS, Qld
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Disability levy raises hackles
Date: 15/05/12 Authors: Anna Caldwell and Steven Wardill Source: The Courier Mail, p. 4 Synopsis: Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has rejected calls for a levy to fund disability reform, despite refusing Federal Government requests to help pay for the scheme. … Continue reading
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Disability levy raises hackles
Date: 15/05/12 Authors: Anna Caldwell and Steven Wardill Source: The Courier Mail, p. 4 Synopsis: Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has rejected calls for a levy to fund disability reform, despite refusing Federal Government requests to help pay for the scheme. … Continue reading
Posted in NDIS, Budget, Federal, Qld, Disability
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Disability scheme needs funds
Date: 15/05/12 Source: The Australian, p. 13 Synopsis: After the Productivity Commission recommended a National Disability Insurance Scheme, it was hoped there would be national consensus around such a crucial reform. Though embraced by all sides of politics and the … Continue reading
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Disabled miss out as state lags in spending
Date: 14/05/12 Author: Anna Caldwell Source: The Courier Mail, p. 14 Synopsis: Queenslanders may get a rougher deal than people elsewhere in Australia, as the state prepares to hold off implementing a national disability insurance scheme. Despite urging from the … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Disability, Federal, NDIS, Qld
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Good plans before good policy
Date: 14/05/12 Authors: Peter Van Onselen Source: The Australian, p. 6 Synopsis: Commentary argues that the government’s inclusion of an incomplete plan for a National Disability Insurance Scheme in the federal budget has jeopardised the consensus of goodwill behind the … Continue reading
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Future of NDIS funds in doubt
Date: 14/05/12 Authors: Matthew Franklin and Adam Creighton Source: The Australian, pp. 1, 6 Synopsis: Labor has not ruled out a new tax or levy to bankroll its National Disability Insurance Scheme, conceding that it has not finalised a funding … Continue reading
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