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The Albanese Government has launched an Independent Review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to improve the well-being of Australians with disability and ensure the scheme’s sustainability so that future generations receive the benefit of the NDIS.
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Australian Paralympic legend and disability advocate Kurt Fearnley AO has been appointed Chairman of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).
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With an exemption granted in July 2022, people who need to use plastic straws for medical or disability reasons (and the suppliers who provide or sell them in NSW) will still be able to do so after the next stage of the plastics bans commence on 1 November 2022.
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IDEAS has endorsed and supports an open letter to all members of Australia's next Federal Parliament from Every Australian Counts, on defending the NDIS and making sure it works for people with disability, rather than against them.
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The new state disability inclusion plan released by the Victorian Government this week aims to drive “change towards a fairer community supporting every Victorian to fully participate in all areas of life”.
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Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC has confirmed that eligible NDIS participants can purchase rapid antigen tests (RATs) with funding from their NDIS plan, to ensure safe access to their supports in current COVID-19 outbreaks.
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From January 24, up to 10 Rapid Antigen Tests over three months (a maximum of 5 in a month) will be made available free through pharmacies to certain concession cardholders.
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From 12 January 2022, if you normally have a support worker help you with meal preparation at home, you can temporarily use your Core supports budget to pay for a meal preparation and delivery service instead.
