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Bold words say hearing update - disability royal commission emergency planning and response in the background is a montage of news paper articles in black and white on disability

The Disability Royal Commission turned it's focus to COVID19 and Emergency Planning and Response at a public hearing in August.

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This wartime recipe by my Great Grandmother won 5 pounds in a recipe competition. Because of the war, rationing and budget meals were popular. So this recipe is great for tough times, when penny-pinching and counting every dollar is important.

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IDEAS has prepared a Snap Shot of the National COVID-19 Disability Information Helpline it helped operate between April 2020 and January 2021. It shows the type of information and assistance people with a disability have needed as the COVID-19 crisis developed.

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The Disability Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is hearing from witnesses this week via a livestreamed public hearing on Emergency Planning and Response for people with disability. 

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We regularly check with our users what you would like to know more about? One recent response was “Information on access to short term accommodation packages for children with complex care”. Here we explain how we helped.

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In this article, we explain the steps to getting a Mental Health Care Plan, the rebates, situations where extra services may available, such as Better Access. And, we explain Telehealth services to support the delivery of programs to support you. The article includes Easy English Resources.

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This week, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) has revoked Integrity Care SA’s registration and issued a banning order against it. 

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Rules and regulations about where people can go, what they can do and what they should wear were put in place across Australia to help slow the spread of COVID-19. 

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The strain of 2020's COVID-19 pandemic is a new challenge for current generations. As we grapple with the mental imprint, Australian state and federal governments are announcing added mental health supports for citizens, particularly Victorians.

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The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Hearings 2 and 3 were held in Sydney with Hearing 2 from Monday 10 to Thursday 13 August 2020. Hearing 3 began in the afternoon of Thursday 13 August and finished on Friday 14 August 2020.