Jim Chalmers’ federal budget speech decoded
You heard what Jim Chalmers said but what did he really mean? Graham Lloyd cuts through the jargon to explain what the budget ...
Disability carer Alison Leigh Whyte jailed for assault on de facto at Biloela
A Queensland woman who once stabbed a man has now been jailed for attacking the disabled partner she was being paid by the ...
The Sector5d
Autism, or developmental trauma? More needs to be done to discern, Flinders says
Children could potentially be receiving ineffective supports due to the similar nature of autism and developmental trauma, researchers warn.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation6d
The NDIS's wider reputation is at an all-time low. How did we get here?
There's been a shift in the public sentiment towards the NDIS in recent times. The scheme was introduced with bipartisan support in parliament a decade ago, and it has gone on to transform ...
The Australian Financial Review5d
Seven in 10 new NDIS participants are children
Treasury forecasts the NDIS will cost the state and federal governments $50.8 billion next financial year, and the scheme is likely to overtake the age pension as the most expensive social program ...
Sydney Morning Herald6d
Liberal senator’s teary speech: ‘Frightened beyond words’ for autistic son on NDIS
Her speech came as the NDIS was thrown back into political debate after Liberal Senator Jane Hume on the weekend said the scheme was “out of control” and more should be done to curb costs ...
vic6d
Teach the Future – Jo-Anne’s story
Right now, I teach Year 11 Literacy, Legal Studies, and English. My background is in academia, so it's been quite a shift. I was a researcher and I also taught human rights law in relation to ...
HealthTimes2d
Enrolled Nurse Transition to Practice Program
An exciting opportunity exists for EN Graduate Nurses to join our team at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne in the 2025 Enrolled Nurse Transition to Practice Program. Under the guidance of the Graduate ...