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Understanding the NDIS: many eligible people with disabilities are likely to miss out

  • Written by: Karen R Fisher, Professor, UNSW Australia
imageHomeless people are more likely to miss out on NDIS support.Derek Midgley/Flickr, CC BY

On July 1 2016, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) moved from a trial phase to a full national roll-out. In this series on Understanding the NDIS, we explore how the scheme works, why Australia needs it, and the issues to be addressed before...

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Understanding the NDIS: will parents of newly diagnosed children with disability be left in the dark?

  • Written by: Alison M Marchbank, Honarary Fellow; Early Childhood Education., Charles Darwin University
imageThe NDIS poses many more challenges to parents with children newly diagnosed with developmental delay.from shutterstock.com

On July 1 2016, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) moved from a trial phase to a full national roll-out. In this series on Understanding the NDIS, we explore how the scheme works, why Australia needs it, and the...

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Co-living is demolishing the line between work and life

  • Written by: Tim Mahlberg, PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
imageToday's 'office' for many is anywhere with a reliable internet connection.Myles Tan/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

In the past two weeks I’ve met two people who introduced themselves as global nomads. By “nomads” they mean someone who moves from place to place with no fixed address, other than their email address. They consult wherever they...

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Why Australians should care about the South Pole

  • Written by: Elizabeth Leane, Assoc. Professor of English and ARC Future Fellow, University of Tasmania
imageAustralia (whose flag is pictured on the right) is one of several countries with a big stake in the South Pole.Josh Landis/US NSF/Wikimedia

Earth’s geographic poles have been making a lot of news lately. Canada is looking to make a claim on the North Pole within the next couple of years, arguing that the pole (along with a large slab of the...

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  1. Bloody good TV: how Rake changed Australian television
  2. Barnaby Joyce gives some protection on Turnbull's vulnerable right flank
  3. Queensland postal votes could give Coalition majority government
  4. The lessons to be learned now the ABC's pulled its 'inaccurate' Wi-Fried program
  5. Weekly Dose: ice and speed, the drugs that kept soldiers awake and a president young
  6. Workers are taking on more risk in the gig economy
  7. Renewable jet fuel could be growing on Australia's iconic gum trees
  8. Why drug-detection dogs are sniffing up the wrong tree
  9. Explainer: why stock market panic can signal a good time to buy
  10. Facing bumps, but on the right track: Indonesia's democratic progress
  11. Understanding the NDIS: a history of disability welfare from 'deserving poor' to consumers in control
  12. Understanding the NDIS: how does the scheme work and am I eligible for funding?
  13. Defiant Hanson will test a Coalition government
  14. Business Briefing: are Hanson, NXT and the Nationals bad for business?
  15. Research fraud: the temptation to lie – and the challenges of regulation
  16. Christos Tsiolkas, the 'blasphemous' artist and Barracuda
  17. If machines can beat us at games, does it make them more intelligent than us?
  18. Koalas are feeling the heat, and we need to make some tough choices to save our furry friends
  19. Turnbull remains less than pitch-perfect
  20. By Jupiter, what we know of the gas giant so far
  21. We must convince people we believe in Medicare: Turnbull
  22. From scolds to talking underwater : Policing women's voices
  23. Are shipping containers really the answer for affordable housing? Time for a reality check
  24. Labor's 'Mediscare' campaign capitalised on Coalition history of hostility towards Medicare
  25. Politics podcast: James Pearson on the knife-edge result and business confidence
  26. How Uber opens cities only to close them
  27. In a world of low rates, what else can the RBA and central banks do?
  28. In rare cases, a dog's lick can carry more than just love
  29. Caught short: we need to talk about public toilets
  30. Companies may be misleading investors by not openly assessing the true value of assets
  31. Playing politics with your future: what a hung parliament could mean for super
  32. Maggie's Plan: screwball comedy meets witty academic satire
  33. A guide to the nanotechnology used in the average home
  34. Too much salt and sugar and not enough exercise – why Australians' health is lagging
  35. Finally, a proven way to keep great white sharks at arm's length
  36. Despite experts' fears, Australia should be moving to electronic online voting
  37. This parliament – hung or unhung – will bring us another continuous election campaign
  38. 'Mediscare' campaign shows the power of negative advertising
  39. FactCheck Q A: are Indigenous women 34-80 times more likely than average to experience violence?
  40. We can't save all wildlife, so conservation laws need to change
  41. Why dick doodles on the ballot paper are their own election statement
  42. Health Check: what are the risks of drinking before you know you're pregnant?
  43. Volkswagen’s record settlement payout: treating the symptom not the disease
  44. The off-topic Conversation #100
  45. A new era may be dawning again for radical right populists in Austria and Europe
  46. Even if he keeps the top job, Malcolm Turnbull's troubles have only just begun
  47. Lessons for the post-EU British film industry from the collapse of the Soviet Union
  48. How ants walk backwards carrying a heavy load and still find home
  49. Invisible children: research shows up to one in five Aboriginal newborns aren't registered
  50. Pollution guidelines leave a blind spot for assessing the impact of coal and oil

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