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All the latest news about living with disability and the NDIS.
Election 2016: Help make the NDIS the best it can be
Will your candidates pledge to make the NDIS the best it can be this election? Ask them using the simple tool on our website.
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Friday Flashback – Claire’s story
It’s only four weeks until the start of the full NDIS roll out! We’re continuing our flashbacks by re-meeting Claire Anderson. Local councilor, author, life coach and mother, Claire was one of our early Every Australian Counts supporters campaigning to make the NDIS a reality for so many Australians.
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The finer details on the NT roll out
The NDIS will double funding for disability support in the Northern Territory and provide support for more than 6,500 Territorians with disability once it is fully rolled out by July 2019.
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Friday Flashback – re-meet Peter
The roll out of the NDIS is just weeks away so we thought it was a good time to celebrate the thousands of Every Australian Counts supporters who campaigned tirelessly for a scheme to give people with disability control of their own lives.
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NDIS roll out still going strong
The latest progress report on the NDIS is out and it shows that almost 25,000 Australians now have approved plans in place – that’s just over 2,500 new participants since December.
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Time for urgent action on housing
With 127,000 people expected to need housing under the NDIS, a new report has highlighted the need for urgent action on addressing the chronic shortage of affordable and accessible housing for people with disability.
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People with disability locked out of housing
People with disability are being locked out of rental markets in all of Australia’s major cities, according to a new report from Anglicare Australia.
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Disability Discrimination Commissioner is back
Deaf Society president and chairman of the Disability Council of NSW, Alistair McEwin, has been appointed as the new full time Disability Discrimination Commissioner.
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Funding agreement brings certainty to the NT
The full roll out of the NDIS across the Northern Territory in the next three years is now guaranteed after a bilateral agreement was signed with the Commonwealth just in time for the Budget.
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Budget Explainer
The 2016 Federal Budget was announced on Tuesday 3 May. What does this mean for the NDIS?
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Mission accomplished
It’s done! The Every Australian Counts team has delivered our giant sign to Parliament House to let Treasurer Scott Morrison know our supporters are counting on him to make sure the NDIS is fully funded in next Tuesday’s Federal Budget.
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NDIS to provide jobs for Queensland
More good news for Queenslanders, with a new study showing the NDIS will deliver both jobs and resources to the Sunshine State.
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Your selfie gallery a work of art
Hundreds of Every Australian Counts supporters have picked up their cameras and smart phones to let Treasurer Scott Morrison know they’re expecting the NDIS to be fully funded at the 3 May Federal Budget.
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Banknote bumps
Check out the new tactile $5 banknotes that will come into circulation from September.
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Send the Treasurer a sign
Help make the NDIS a budget priority. The Federal Election is just around the corner and Every Australian Counts supporters are stepping up the pressure to make sure the NDIS is fully funded.
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An NDIS in my lifetime
Dr Paul Brock AM, 2/11/1943 – 25/3/2016. We remember Dr Paul Brock AM, one of Australia’s leading disability advocates and Every Australian Counts Ambassador.
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100 days to go!
We passed a huge milestone last week – 100 days until the full roll out of the NDIS begins across Australia. Exciting times, but there’s a lot of work still do to make sure everyone’s NDIS ready.
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Explainer: Who’s funding the NDIS?
There’s a lot of commentary out there and it can be confusing to make sense of what the NDIS means in dollar terms. We hear you! Here’s an explainer of the money involved: how much it is, where it comes from and how it compares with current spending on disability programs.
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Queensland agreement signed!
News just in: Commonwealth and Queensland governments have agreed to the full roll out of the NDIS in Queensland, starting from July.
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The NDIS by numbers: South Australia
NDIS number crunching continues, with new figures showing the scale of the economic benefits it could potentially bring to South Australia.
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No disadvantage for West Australians with disability
The West Australian and Commonwealth governments must ensure no disadvantage for West Australians with disability should they go ahead with a federated model of the NDIS as speculated in The Australian newspaper.
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NDIS: Here to stay
More headlines today about the cost of the NDIS and quibbling about who’s in charge. Here’s a guide to who has said what today, and why.
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NDIS dollars make sense for Victoria
The NDIS will not only transform lives for people with disability but it will also deliver an economic boost for all Victorians – creating thousands of jobs and adding billions to the state’s economy.
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EXPLAINER: why everyone’s talking about autism and the NDIS
You might have noticed that talk of children with autism and the NDIS is everywhere today – including some pretty angry commentary. Here’s a look at what’s happened and why people are concerned.
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