EARLY INTERVENTION NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
![<p>Only 24 percent of people with disability say their health is excellent or very good, compared to 65 percent of people without a disability. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/5_7_2022-AIHW-Study.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Data shows half of Australians with disability not satisfied with life
An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) dataset released today shows 49 percent of people with disability... Read more
![<p>COVID-19 infection and deaths are still high in Australia, but there has not been a focus on supporting people with disability through the remainder of the pandemic. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/30_6_2022-covid.jpg?fm=pjpg)
10,000 deaths from COVID-19 but still no plan for people with disability
Australia is on track to record 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 tomorrow and it is still unclear how many of these deaths... Read more
![<p>Employment services will switch from the jobactive model to the new Workforce Australia system next week. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/28_6_2022-employment-low.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Job seekers looking to new employment services for appropriate support
Workforce Australia will become the new mainstream Government employment services system from next week, replacing... Read more
![<p>Disability support workers will be able to charge more from next month to cover the increase in the minimum wage and COVID-19 costs. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/23_6_2022-NDIS-pricing.jpg?fm=pjpg)
NDIS pricing increase to strengthen sector and improve supports
From 1 July, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers will be able to charge nine percent more for services... Read more
![<p>WA provider Activ will be closing its large-scale workshops that employ 750 people with disability.[Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/20_6_2022-workshop.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Government steps in to fund opportunities for WA provider’s employees
People with disability working for the Activ Foundation, a Western Australian disability service provider that recently... Read more
![<p>Disability support workers could benefit from a pay increase of around $40 per week from the beginning of next month. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/16_6_2022-wage.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Disability workers to benefit from Fair Work Commission decisions
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has decided to increase minimum wages and awards by $40 a week from 1 July 2022,... Read more
![<p>Commissioners questioned representatives of the South Australian and Western Australian Education Departments during Public Hearing 24. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/10_6_2022-commissioners.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Education Department leaders grilled on system’s support for students with disability
Representatives of the South Australian and Western Australian Education Departments have admitted they need to work on... Read more
![<p>CEO of the NDIA Martin Hoffman has announced his resignation. [Source: Twitter]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/8_6_2022-ceo-ndia1.jpg?fm=pjpg)
NDIA boss resigns, prompting response from sector
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), Martin Hoffman, has announced his... Read more
![<p>During the Royal Commission’s latest hearing Senior Counsel Assisting Kate Eastman has been asking questions of lived and direct experience witnesses. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/7_6_2022-commission.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Education system segregates children with disability, Royal Commission hears
Young people with disability and parents have shared their experiences of segregation in the education system during the... Read more
![<p>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his Ministry last night, with Bill Shorten appointed Minister for the NDIS. [Source: Parliament live]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/1_6_2022-minister.jpg?fm=pjpg)
New NDIS Minister appointed as Labor forms majority Government
Former leader of the Labor Party, Bill Shorten, has been named as Australia’s next Minister for the National... Read more