Budget 2013: An Analysis of Labor's Budget, and of Abbott's Reply
above: Treasurer Wayne Swan has delivered a Budget that could have been worse; but also could have been better.
NDIS
People with disabilities need free universal health care, not the NDIS
People with disabilities need free universal health care, not the NDIS
Abbott’s presstitutes
Just over a week ago Tony Abbott had this to say about the NDIS: He said:
. . . the Opposition had supported the NDIS “every step of the way” and wanted to support it to its conclusion.
Abbott’s presstitutes
Just over a week ago Tony Abbott had this to say about the NDIS: He said:
. . . the Opposition had supported the NDIS “every step of the way” and wanted to support it to its conclusion.
Is it time for MindCare?
With strong public support for public insurance schemes such as Medicare and the NDIS, Sebastian Rosenberg proposes a similar insurance system for mental health called MindCare… The decision to now support a Medicare-style levy to pay for the...
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Disability Funding Triumph: Progressive Blogosphere Abdicates
A repost from Labor View from Bayside:
Disability Funding Triumph: Progressive Blogosphere Abdicates
A repost from Labor View from Bayside:
A blast from the past
Does the name Neville Newell ring a bell? The letters editor of The Sydney Morning Herald awarded top marks to Newell's contribution and gave it the pole position.
Coalition support for levy just a step along the road to an NDIS
Hal Swerissen writes: The announcement that opposition leader Tony Abbott will support a 0.5% increase to the Medicare Levy to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) takes the politics out of about half the additional funding needed...
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Understanding the NDIS: Mr Hockey, it’s not that hard
This morning on ABC Radio National, I was slightly astonished to hear the Shadow Treasurer say that no one understand the NDIS and that none of the details are known.