News & Views How and why did sex work get approved for NDIS funding? Sex work funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) could be ruled out by proposed legislation from the Albanese government.
News & Views There is overwhelming gender bias in the NDIS – and the review doesn’t address it Women are under-represented as NDIS participants and over-represented as carers. But the NDIS review did not address it.
Business Founded by four mums, Kindship has just raised $1 million to help parents navigate the complex NDIS system Four mums raising children with disabilities have cracked $1 million in funding through a Birchal equity crowdfunding campaign.
News & Views Let’s talk about the NDIS: we cannot underestimate the value of supporting Australians with disability It’s important that we don’t disproportionately focus on the cost of the NDIS to the detriment of the overwhelmingly positive impact it has.
Health Women make up half the disability population but just over a third of NDIS recipients While men and women experience disability at similar rates, men are more likely to be diagnosed with disabilities that are more straightforward to gain access to the NDIS for.
Leadership Labor frontbencher and veteran policy-leader Jenny Macklin to leave Parliament It is understood that former MP and Labor frontbencher Jenny Macklin will sadly retire from Parliament at the next election– 22 years since first entering.
Ed's Blog And the winner is… Tony Abbott is set to become Australia’s next Prime Minister after leading the Coalition to a resounding victory at the ballot box.
News & Views DisabilityCare: Don’t cancel your life policies DisabilityCare (or the former National Disability Insurance Scheme) will be of great benefit to Australians living with a long term disability who will now have access to a personalised support plan and necessary funding.
