There has been an alarming increase in serious incidents against Australians living with a disability who receive funding from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), with reports of some suffering from allegations of neglect, abuse and sexual misconduct. The...
A 2024 update by the Productivity Commission has revealed four out of 19 Closing the Gap targets are not on track, including the number of children in out-of-home care and rate of Indigenous suicides per year. The Commission moved some targets into the ‘on track’...
Reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme were finally put before Parliament by NDIS Minister Bill Shorten. The proposed reforms come after an independent review of the program was published in December, commissioned by the federal government to address...
The cost-of-living crisis has prompted many Australians to make cuts to “luxury items”, but gym memberships are often the last to be sacrificed. Gym memberships were identified as one of the first things to go, consequently resulting in calls to make these...
The Australian Universities Accord Panel has recommended the federal government pay students for compulsory workplace placements that form part of a degree. It comes after a survey commissioned by the Australian Council of Heads of School of Social Work found a third...
An independent MP’s petition to make HECS fairer for university students has attracted almost 220,000 signatures in under two weeks. Member for Kooyong Monique Ryan launched the petition 12 days ago and it already has 216,000 signatures. The petition proposes to...