A Labor-led human rights committee has found proposed changes to Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to be 'retrogressive' and lacking alignment with an independent review. The changes, which could remove over 200,000 participants, raise human rights concerns regarding access to disability support.
The closure of a bridge linking Wheatbelt residents to their town sparks concern about emergency response times and access to services, including disability support.
Disability support organisation Endeavour Foundation in Bundaberg is changing its business model away from growing flowers to packaging solutions.
Not-for-profit Project Independence uses residents' disability support pension to share in a property, giving them legal ownership of their home and allowing them to build equity over time.
Not-for-profit Project Independence uses residents' disability support pension to share in a property, giving them legal ownership of their home and allowing them to build equity over time.
Not-for-profit Project Independence uses residents' disability support pension to share in a property, giving them legal ownership of their home and allowing them to build equity over time.
