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Dutton’s 6,000 job cuts in the NDIS will hurt Illawarra families, ASU warns

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More than 5,000 residents living in the federal electorate of Whitlam are at risk of being affected by NDIS job cuts if the Coalition is elected, according to the Australian Services Union. Opposition leader Peter Dutton, alongside Liberal candidate for Whitlam Nathaniel Smith, plans to reduce the public service workforce, putting 41,000 jobs at risk, including more than … Continued

Dutton’s 6,000 job cuts in the NDIS will hurt Hunter families, ASU warns

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Nearly 8,000 residents living in the federal electorate of Paterson are at risk of being affected by NDIS job cuts if the Coalition is elected, according to the Australian Services Union. Opposition leader Peter Dutton, alongside Liberal candidate for Paterson Laurence Antcliff, plans to reduce the public service workforce, putting 41,000 jobs at risk, including more … Continued

People with Disability Invisible in Election Debates and Housing Promises

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People with Disability Australia (PWDA), the national cross-disability rights and advocacy organisation, is urging all parties and candidates to immediately address the critical shortage of accessible housing after this week’s leader’s and housing policy debates failed to even acknowledge people with disability. None of the leaders, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter … Continued

$7M COMMITMENT: TWO NEW CLINICS EVERY YEAR TO SUPERCHARGE SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA

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Australia’s pioneering paediatric occupational therapy provider, Occupational Therapy for Children (OTFC), has announced plans to open two new clinics every year to meet the surging demand nationwide for specialist paediatric therapy, following its client base doubling over the last two years. This commitment will result in OTFC having 50 clinical spaces servicing 300 children daily … Continued