Security guards deployed in NDIS offices as threats rise
The government is upgrading NDIS offices with security alarms, emergency exits and security barriers to protect staff from violent threats.
The government is upgrading NDIS offices with security alarms, emergency exits and security barriers to protect staff from violent threats.
WAtoday reporter Carla Hildebrandt has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to WA media after taking out the prestigious Arthur Lovekin Prize for Excellence in Journalism at the state’s annual media awards.
Liquidators allege the Perth-based directors of Adachi Disability Services used borrowed company funds to buy a Ferrari and invest in a Zimbabwe football team.
Its chief actuary, Guy Thorburn, has cast doubt on the NDIA’s capacity to control cost growth, as the government comes under pressure to reduce spending.
Two public servants who were the subject of adverse findings by Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog are now helping oversee the $50 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Two public servants who were the subject of adverse findings by Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog are now helping oversee the $50 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Big business and providers urge Labor to cut NDIS red tape by 25pc and ditch hourly billing, warning outdated pricing and tech threaten the $50bn scheme’s future.
South Australia was once the launch site for children under 14 on the NDIS. Now it is grappling with how to handle the federal government’s sweeping changes to the scheme.
An NDIS support worker has been unsuccessful in trying to reverse a decision banning her from engaging in disability support care work after she was found to have had children removed from her care.