Tightening NDIS eligibility will disproportionately affect women – in more ways than you’d expect

Women are already less likely to access the NDIS for their disabilities than men and more likely to be carers.

It’s a high-demand job with lots of openings. How LAUSD trains adults for a role in child care

As LAUSD expands its early childhood footprint, the district is focusing on bolstering the child-care workforce. Here's how ...
Colorado Public Radio

In-house daycare doesn’t solve the cost problem, but does help one company practice what it sells

Educational resource company’s Beehive has the same cost and waitlist issue as other daycares. Should businesses have a stake ...
The Lancet

National, regional and provincial prevalence of childhood hypertension in China in 2020: a systematic review and modelling study

aCenter for Clinical Big Data and Statistics of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China bSchool of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Labor’s plan to fast-track NDIS overhaul hits hurdles

Labor’s contentious overhaul of the $56 billion NDIS is hitting early roadblocks as the Coalition threatens to withhold its support while states push for more detail and those with disabilities warn ...
The Guardian

Labor’s NDIS overhaul will leave participants more ‘isolated’ and ‘segregated’, former royal commissioner warns

Exclusive: Warning comes as Albanese government’s own NDIS reform advisers issue ‘brutal’ assessment of proposed cuts to the scheme Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast One of ...
The Saturday Paper

No foundations for NDIS changes

Karen Barlow EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with The Saturday Paper, NDIS Minister Mark Butler concedes that the scale of fraud used to justify sweeping new legislation is worth only a fraction of the ...
The Conversation

What should ‘foundational supports’ look like for people ineligible for the NDIS?

Most of the savings in this year’s budget came from cuts to the National Insurance Disability Scheme (NDIS). The government wants to save A$37.8 billion over four years, predominantly by cutting NDIS ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

NDIS integrity inquiry hears raft of alarming claims and calls for greater whistleblower protections

A raft of new concerns has been aired at a parliamentary inquiry into the integrity of the NDIS. Lawyers renewed calls to bolster whistleblower protections, while authorities told the hearing they ...
Crikey

Saving the NDIS or shrinking it? History has a warning for Mark Butler

On May 14, Health Minister Mark Butler introduced the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill to federal parliament. He called it an act of ...
Live 5 News

SC-01 Democratic candidates debate redistricting as early voting approaches

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Democratic candidates for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District took part in this year’s U.S. Congressional Democratic primary debate, giving voters insight into what ...
The Australian Financial Review

Total disability spending to hit $100b despite NDIS cuts

The Albanese government will increase total spending on disability to $98 billion this year despite efforts to slow the runaway growth of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, as payments to ...