Community consultation improves public service leadership, says Shorten Community & Social Minister says community consultation would improve policy solutions and create greater trust in the government acting in the public interest.
National Disability Data Asset Council has inaugural meeting February 19, 2024 By Dan Holmes Federal The council is tasked with ensuring NDIS data is used ethically and correlating disaggregated patient data collected from the states.
NDIS commission will get compliance action powers to ban providers from market December 19, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Mechanisms will be established to identify and sanction providers who over-charge NDIS participants for support.
Premium Insights and analysis Public service implications loom with NDIS review December 12, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Bill Shorten has vowed to finish the work of building a responsive and supportive National Disability Insurance Scheme but in order to realise this promise, major work must go into re-orienting the way the government goes about managing and regulating the scheme.
Taskforce to consider whole of government response to disability royal commission September 29, 2023 By Anna Macdonald and Melissa Coade Community & Social Bill Shorten says responding to the disability royal commission’s 222 recommendations will not be a ‘tick and flick’ exercise.
NDIS is complex and costly, says interim review report June 30, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal The NDIS review seeks feedback on five key challenges it has identified, with the current system leaving families exhausted and stressed.
Three NDIS reforms to better support those in need, especially children with autism June 21, 2023 By Robert Breunig and Maathumai Ranjan Community & Social The NDIS can be reformed to better serve the interests and long-term needs of children living with autism and developmental delay.
Public sector becomes the most attractive Australian workplace, says report June 20, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry Almost half of 5,991 Australian workers surveyed identified the public sector as their most desired employer.
Premium Insights and analysis Labor’s NDIS ambitions aim to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative June 5, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Bill Shorten reassures NDIS providers and participants the government wants to invest and improve the scheme rather than ‘slash and burn’ it.
Why minister’s NDIS reboot ambitions comes with enthusiasm for more public servants April 19, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Bill Shorten promises a major reinvestment in NDIS headcount and skills training, saying the service should not have to rely on temp staff.
Co-design work leads to new NDIA safeguards April 12, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A safeguarding policy is one of the first co-design projects to arise from the new NDIS Act, and lists ways to manage risks of harm.
Shorten: ‘Early resolution’ curbs number of appealed NDIS cases March 6, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The NDIS agency now works with appellants early on in their claim, sparing the swelling out of caseloads and leading to fairer outcomes.
Premium Insights and analysis Expert: Tuesday’s Budget to be a primer for Labor’s longer-term vision for Australia October 24, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Given so much has changed in Australia since March, this week’s Budget will be all about re-establishing the government’s fiscal position.
A disabled NDIA chair is a great first move in the NDIS reset. Here’s what should happen next September 29, 2022 By Helen Dickinson and Raelene West Editors' Picks Will the new NDIA appointments go far enough in resetting the scheme and restore it to its original aspirations?
First person living with a disability becomes NDIA chair September 26, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal Former Paralympian Kurt Fearnley has been named chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency.