Grumpy optimist. Writes about the NDIS and disability. Wiradjuri country
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"A group of literally hundreds of people has sprung into action, coordinating, donating, providing lifts for families to get somewhere safe for the night, bringing food to those who donât want to leave the house, offering shelter, car seats, toys..."
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NDIS cuts could create unsafe environments and domestic violence risks, inquiry warned
Planned cuts to NDIS community participation budgets could leave participants in unsafe environments, including increasing their risk of domestic violence, advocates have warned.
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While extremists grabbed headlines, hundreds of ordinary people mobilised to protect our neighbours
essential reading from admin law academic and NDIS expert Darren O'Donovan about what I've coined a 'reverse means-test' in the new NDIS bill
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I cannot state strongly enough that data centre overdevelopment and the shockingly toxic technology of generative AI should be both be intensely opposed, rather than welcomed on the grounds that they're taxed.
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Fair to say this was written in anger, frustration and despair.
The NDIS cuts, and the way they are being done, are cruel.
They cannot be supported.
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As a support worker of many years, I see the direct impact on clients and their families. The stress, injuries, exhaustion and illness that comes from not only having inadequate funding but being subjected to constant systems trauma when dealing with bureacracy
Today we launched a dive into the "less lethal" weapons some police are using against crowds in Australiaâand about which very little is publicly known. These are projectiles that release powder designed to burn the eyes and throat. Flashbang grenades. Teargas. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"These âpay to proveâ dynamics also disproportionately affect those with fewer financial resources. Women with disability are more likely than men with disability to live on lower incomes. They also have higher expenses and lower earning capacity due to greater caring responsibilities. "
Very pleased to share my new essay in the Disability Debrief @desibility.bsky.social about what my experiences in a residential institution taught me about power and resistance & how those lessons have come back to me during rising authoritarianism.
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We cannot afford to make the same mistake as we did with gas. If tech companies are going to use our land, energy and water for AI, they must pay their fair share of tax
Launchers that shoot âbullet-like missilesâ, chemical irritants and stinger grenades: experts say these weapons can cause serious injury or even death. But they are deployed by police against crowds w...
Just in case anyone thinks Greg's experience is an anomaly, based on my ~3 months in the NDIA National Contact Centre, I was having these conversations with participants, families and support coordinators on a daily basis.
The 'cracks' that people are slipping through are more like fissures.
Fair to say this was written in anger, frustration and despair.
The NDIS cuts, and the way they are being done, are cruel.
They cannot be supported.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/health-min...
www.deepcutnews.com
Labor's cruel NDIS cuts will make it worse for families like mine
"This risks them spending years on medical side-quests that might yield any ânoticeableâ improvements to their well-established and serious disability. Under the Bill, a treatment is âavailableâ even if you canât afford it or it is practically impossible for you to obtain in your region."
