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  • A photo of Bill Shorten, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme of Australia

    The Senate has passed the NDIS reform bill – will it get things ‘back on track’ for people with disability?

    22/08/24

    Prof Helen Dickinson explains the history of this NDIS reform bill – including the toll it has taken on the community.

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  • A woman with down syndrome sits in cafe talking to two other people over coffee

    Tiered NDIS provider registration and a say on supports. Are we finally listening to people with disability?

    05/08/24

    Prof Helen Dickinson explains the significance of the NDIS provider and workforce registration taskforce advice.

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  • One woman and two men stand in front of three flags (Australian National flag, Aboriginal flag, Torres Strait Islander flag) giving a press conference

    ‘Lacklustre’ and ‘disappointing’ – experts react to the government’s disability royal commission response

    31/07/24

    Prof Anne Kavanagh speaks to The Conversation about the government’s response to the Disability Royal Commission.

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  • A person in a wheelchair looking down a street with shops and cafes.

    NDIS reform: What are the key sticking points?

    16/07/24

    Prof Helen Dickinson speaks to Karl Hoerr from the Law Society Journal.

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  • A woman in a wheelchair makes a cup of tea at the kitchen bench. A cat is sitting on her lap.

    Choice and control: are whitegoods disability supports? Here’s what proposed NDIS reforms say

    12/04/24

    News article on The Conversation by Prof Helen Dickinson.

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  • A group of people stand in a circle with their arms in the air holding hands.

    States agreed to share foundational support costs. So why the backlash against NDIS reforms now?

    26/03/24

    News article on The Conversation from Prof Helen Dickinson.

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  • The Summer Foundation logo - a four overlapping orange circles in varying shades.

    Podcast: Deep Dive into the NDIS Review

    05/03/24

    Prof Anne Kavanagh and Prof Helen Dickinson speak on two episodes on the Reasonable and Necessary podcast series.

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  • The purple NDIS sign on an office building.

    Recommendations to reboot the NDIS have finally been released. 5 experts react

    07/12/23

    Prof Anne Kavanagh is asked her opinion of the recommendations from the NDIS review.

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  • A teacher and young student sitting and talking at classroom table.

    Disability royal commissioners disagreed over phasing out ‘special schools’ – that leaves segregation on the table

    02/10/23

    News article on The Conversation from Prof Helen Dickinson.

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  • Young people with disability have poorer mental health when they are unemployed – funding should tackle job barriers

    16/08/23

    News article on The Conversation by Dr Marissa Shields, Prof Anne Kavanagh and A/Prof Tania King.

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  • Logo on white background that reads The Conversation. The O is a red speech bubble.

    NDIS cost scrutiny is intensifying again – the past shows this can harm health and wellbeing for people with disability

    01/05/23

    News article on The Conversation by Prof Anne Kavanagh.

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