Cameron England | Adelaide Advertiser Bill returns to Parliament as international pressure grows THE State Government's bank tax is entirely unreasonable and misguided, a major investment fund has warned, as debate on the measure returns to State Parliament today. THE State...
Queensland grabs federal NDIS funding - SA lags behind Kelly Vincent is outraged to learn the Queensland State Labor Government has negotiated access to the DisabilityCare Australia Fund (DCAF) while SA has nothing. “Premier Jay Weatherill has been crowing from...
Dignity Party MLC Kelly Vincent Dignity Party MLC Kelly Vincent is calling on Federal Labor to support the Federal Budget increase in the Medicare levy to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). “The NDIS is a once in a...
The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the minister, representing the Minister for Disabilities, questions about spending of allocated funding packages. Leave granted. The Hon. K.L. VINCENT: I have been contacted by a...
The Hon. S.G. WADE: I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills a question on TAFE SA. Leave granted. The Hon. S.G. WADE: I am advised that redundancy packages are...
Respecting young people’s intelligence and providing them with strong support networks are the goals of Dignity for Disability’s youth policy, which the party released today. Party Leader Kelly Vincent MLC said the policy had been written to address issues young...
Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood will find out how difficult life can be for wheelchair users when he spends an hour in a wheelchair at today’s International Wheelchair Day celebrations. Mr Yarwood was invited to experience life on wheels by Dignity...
Dignity for Disability's candidate for Little Para, Scott Whelan, says unexpected and unjustified cuts to government funding of Barkuma's successful Better Pathways program, which assists students with disability and disadvantage who are disengaged from school, defies logic and will result...
ABC News 16/12/2013 Funding win Disability advocates say an Adelaide woman who has won a funding dispute that will allow her to be cared for at home should serve as a precedent for other cases. A 44yo faced life in...
Kelly Vincent, Dignity for Disability, Member of the Legislative Council (639ABC 8.42-8.47) State Government legislation: Offering protection for people living with disabilities Sarah Tomlinson: The State Government has announced new legislation that will offer greater protection to people living with...
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