17 May 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the commitment by the Coalition to maintain the funding support for the NDIS (DisabilityCare) and ensure the scheme remains true to the principles of the Productivity Commission report. “Last night in his…
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NDIS fully funded in 2013 Federal budget
14 May 2013 People with Disability Australia welcomes the Government’s commitment to lock in full funding for the NDIS through a commitment of $14.3 billion of new money over seven years to move to full implementation of the scheme by…
A message to Bernie Brooks, CEO of Myers
6 May 2013 People with Disability Australia today calls on Myer to explain why they are refusing to engage with the Australian Human Rights Commission on employment of people with disability. There is evidence that people with disability are important…
Historic day for the Australian Government
2 May 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes an historic day in Australian politics and the lives of people with disability. “Today the government and opposition put politics aside in an election year to truly give people with disability…
NDIS Levy – Get agreement and bring it on
2 May 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed yesterday’s statements by the Prime Minister which suggest the Government would be prepared to bring legislation for an increase to the Medicare levy to fund DisabilityCare Australia, the National Disability…
PWDA welcomes NDIS funding levy announcement
1 May 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the announcement by the federal government of an increase to the Medicare levy to fund DisabilityCare Australia, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). “Although only providing for $3 billion of the…
PWDA Submission On The Draft Boarding House Regulation 2013 And Associated Regulatory Impact Statement
April 2013 PWDA is a long standing member of the Family and Community Services – Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC) Boarding House Expert Advisory Group (BHEAG), providing regular feedback to the Minister for Disability Services and ADHC with regard…
PWDA Submission To The Inquiry Into The Involuntary Or Coerced Sterilisation Of People With Disabilities In Australia
March 2013 For over twenty years, PWDA has been advocating domestically and internationally against involuntary or coerced sterilisation of people with disability, and seeking legislative, policy and practice reforms that would prohibit this egregious form of human rights abuse. PWDA’s…
Your Say on DisabilityCare Censored
20 March 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) President Craig Wallace today questioned an apparent decision to remove responses and comments of people with disability, their families and friends from Your Say, the federal government’s online National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) forum.…
Landmark disability discrimination decision
14 March 2013 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) applaud the decision handed down today by the Federal Court in the case of PWDA member, Julia Haraksin’s three-year battle with Murrays Australia Ltd. The Court found Murrays Australia had directly discriminated…