There's a lot tbd in the government's NDIS reform plans. As I understand it, they have a little over a year to bed these things down.
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Is someone unhappy about UMELB's teaching of the categorical imperative?
Something you might have missed - today is ATEC's first full day of operations. I spoke to Barney Glover this morning about the commission's work on whole-of-system university reform.
Its a piece of unambiguously good news, imo.
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Folks paying close attention to the #NDIS might find interesting.
NDIS integrity head John Dardo told the Senate last week there "isn’t a statistically valid way to calculate" fraud in the NDIS.
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This was a heck of a hearing, and absolutely jam packed with information. If you've been partially paying attention to the ANU story, I highly recommend having a look at the uni's appearance at estimates last week for a fairly comprehensive rundown of what's happened to date.
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Something that may fly under the radar in the gov's employment services changes is the greater role government is likely to play in direct provision. Its not the whole system, but the Secretary's evidence was he expects it to be more than half.
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Back on what I think is one of the most interesting rounds in the country - NSW ICAC.
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Trump's war on waste fraud and abuse does not appear to be going very well.
I compared US's total "Improper spending" in 2025 to estimated Australian government losses to fraud ... and it's kind of a lot.
Trump's war on waste fraud and abuse does not appear to be going very well.
I compared US's total "Improper spending" in 2025 to estimated Australian government losses to fraud ... and it's kind of a lot.
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DEWR officials told Senate estimates they expect almost half of JobSeekers to be managed directly by the department.
ATEC acting chief commissioner Barney Glover spoke to The Mandarin on the commission's first official day of operations.
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Health officials were unable to tell the NDIS inquiry about the effects of the proposed scheme changes on the states and regions, or whether participants need to plan years ahead.
