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All You Need To Know About Changes to NDIS Pricing and Claiming from 1 July 2025

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Thursday 24 July 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 24 July 2025 Written by: PWDA
The NDIS has made changes to funding recently, including how providers can claim for travel and how Disability-Related Health Supports are funded.
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Submission to the Department of Social Services Next Steps in Supported Employment: Consultation on the way forward

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Monday 21 July 2025 Last updated on: Monday 21 July 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA welcomed the opportunity to comment on the Department of Social Services Discussion paper on the future of Supported Employment.
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Member Blog – Why Disability Pride Fest 2025 might be the best event you attend this year

Categorized in: Blog Posted on: Thursday 17 July 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 17 July 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
Check out this awesome PWDA member blog post by PWDA member Jane Scott abut the Sydney-based Disability Pride Festival 2025
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Building Access Workshops Campbelltown and Lake Macquarie Bookings Now Open

Categorized in: Events, News Posted on: Thursday 10 July 2025 Last updated on: Friday 11 July 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is excited to offer a free program for domestic and family violence (DFV) services in NSW to improve accessibility and inclusion for women and children with disability.
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Disability representative organisations call for accountability after NDIA conduct targeting person with disability

Categorized in: Media Releases, News Posted on: Thursday 10 July 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 10 July 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 1
Joint Statement on disability representative organisations call for accountability after NDIA conduct targeting person with disability.
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Joint Joint Statement on New NDIS Funding Periods – from Every Australian Counts and Disability Rights Organisations

PWDA Signs Joint Statement on New NDIS Funding Periods

Categorized in: Media Releases, News Posted on: Wednesday 9 July 2025 Last updated on: Wednesday 9 July 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
Joint Statement on New NDIS Funding Periods – from Every Australian Counts and Disability Rights Organisations
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PWDA want to seek the truth behind FOI revelations and NDIA actions

Categorized in: Media Releases, News Posted on: Monday 7 July 2025 Last updated on: Monday 7 July 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA is seeking urgent clarification from the NDIA and the Minister for NDIS following alleged claims published in The Saturday Paper.
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NAIDOC Week 2025: “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”

Categorized in: Blog, Events, News Posted on: Monday 7 July 2025 Last updated on: Monday 7 July 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
The 2025 theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”, invites us to reflect on the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to look forward with hope and determination.
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National Redress Scheme Information Webinar for People with Disability

Categorized in: Blog, Events, Member News, News Posted on: Monday 7 July 2025 Last updated on: Monday 7 July 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA is hosting this webinar about the National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse on behalf of the Department of Social Services (DSS) with support from Fenton Communications.
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ACIE Statement: Queensland risks condemning generations of students to segregated schooling 

Categorized in: Media Releases, News Posted on: Monday 30 June 2025 Last updated on: Monday 30 June 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 1
The ACIE is alarmed by the Qld Government’s announcement to build six new special schools, condemning generations of students to segregated schooling.  
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