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ABC News
Saturday 30th March, 2024

The disability community is hotly debating a recommendation that all service providers be registered. The proposal comes from a review of the industry, and is part of legislation making its…

ASID
Tuesday 19th March, 2024

This book is a key resource for students, managers  and practitioners working in disability. It has 13 chapters. Each chapter is a different topic.  It is written in approachable language,…

Victoria Government
Thursday 1st February, 2024

The Victorian Government has appointed Jonathan Kaplan as the state’s new independent Social Services Regulator. The new regulator will be tasked with streamlining and simplifying the regulation of social services…

ABC News
Friday 15th September, 2023

The federal government will repeal the Disability Services Act and replace it with a new set of standards. The changes will govern the provision of services to people with disabilities outside…

Josh Robertson
ABC
Wednesday 2nd August, 2023
Now, a 7.30 investigation can reveal the business is facing scrutiny over thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds it received under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The case
David McManus
Disability Support Guide
Monday 31st July, 2023
National Disability Services [NDS]-commissioned research has painted a grim image for the future of the care sector, amidst the Federal Government’s commitment to cracking down on fraud and rorting.
Callum Marshall, Mikaela Ortolan, and Sandra Moon
ABC
Thursday 6th July, 2023
Kris was one of 19 residents living at Cobram residential disability facility Merriwa Grove in northern Victoria when it was announced in early June that it would close because it was no longer viable.
Madeleine Wedesweiler
SBS News
Tuesday 27th June, 2023
Mr Banfield is no longer working for the company and with the help of the Australian Services Union, is part of a group that's taken it to the Fair Work
Victorian Disability Worker Commission
Monday 26th June, 2023
'Our Regulatory Approach' explains the high-level principles that guide the work of the Commission to meet their vision for people with disability to be able to choose services that best
Biwa Kwan
SBS
Tuesday 20th June, 2023
Key points: - Disability support workers are leaving the sector for aged care. - The 15 per cent pay rise for aged care workers is a big driving factor, advocates report. - New
Courtney Barrett Peters
ABC
Wednesday 14th June, 2023

It is the first time the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has used its regulatory powers to fine a disability services provider since it was created in 2018.

The Hon Bill Shorten MP
Media release
Friday 19th May, 2023
Approximately 1,600 NDIS participants are amongst 4,000 people living in 115 SRS’ across Victoria. The interim report to be released today - which was triggered by whistle-blowers and commissioned