The Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme is holding an inquiry into the ‘General Issues Around the Implementation and Performance of the NDIS’. About this inquiry The objective of the committee’s inquiry into General issues around the implementation […]
UN releases new disability strategy
Disability inclusion is not only a fundamental human right, it is “central to the promise” of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the annual conference on the Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which began […]
Report – Review of the National Disability Agreement
A recent Productivity Commission study found that a new National Disability Agreement between Australian governments is needed to ensure the wellbeing of people with disability, and their families and carers. In 2008, the Australian and State and Territory Governments agreed […]
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
The Royal Commission is required to provide an interim report no later than 30 October 2020, and a final report by no later than 29 April 2022. The Royal Commission is still being established and is not yet accepting submissions. […]
Barriers and Exclusions: The Support Needs of Newly Arrived Refugees With a Disability
This report focuses on service system issues relating to newly arrived refugee and humanitarian entrants in Australia who have a disability. Executive summary (extract): Due to experiences of conflict, torture and displacement, people from refugee backgrounds are more likely to [...]
State of the Disability Sector Report 2018 Released
National Disability Services (NDS) have released their State of the Disability Sector Report 2018. The report finds that while disability service providers remain committed to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the majority (73 per cent) believe its systems and […]