Daily Media Round-Up Weds 28 May 2014

 

National: Evidence does not back claims of a blow-out

23 May 2014

Judith Ireland, SMH

The rhetoric around the disability support pension at the moment has suggested there are thousands of people receiving it who do not deserve the funds.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/evidence-does-not-back-claims-of-a-blowout-in-numbers-receiving-disability-support-pension-20140523-38t4c.html

 

National: Joe Hockey signals GP fee could be up for negotiation

25 May 2014

Lisa Cox, SMH

Treasurer Joe Hockey has signalled the Abbott government will not back down on the introduction of a GP fee, but the actual price to be paid at the doctor could be up for negotiation in order to push the measure through the parliament.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/joe-hockey-signals-gp-fee-could-be-up-for-negotiation-20140525-zrnhl.html

 

National: Disability employment group says widespread anxiety about welfare crackdown

23 May 2014

Lindy Kerin, ABC World Today

The country's peak body for disability employment says it's concerned about the Federal Government's broad crackdown on welfare in the budget.

http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2014/s4010622.htm

 

NSW: Workers with disabilities have plenty to offer employers

20 May 2014

Illiana Stillitano, Camden-Narellan Advertiser

Help people help themselves: Paula Duncan has been championing the rights of people with a disability for 25 years

http://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/2293939/workers-with-disabilities-have-plenty-to-offer-employers/

 

National: Tense times for people with disabilities

28 May 2014

Bob Briton, The Guardian

The next phase of the roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set down for July 1.

http://www.cpa.org.au/guardian/2014/1640/10-tense-time-for-people.html

 

National: Disability pensioners pan tabloid tactic

22 May 2014

Nick Grimm, The World Today

There's been a furious response from disabled Australians today to media reports suggesting that the disability support pension is being rorted by an army of slackers.

http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2014/s4009683.htm

 

VIC: New sex abuse scandal rocks Yooralla as senior employee charged

23 May 2014

Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie, The Age

A fresh sexual abuse scandal has rocked Victoria's largest non-government disability service, Yooralla.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/new-sex-abuse-scandal-rocks-yooralla-as-senior-employee-charged-20140523-38sip.html

 

National: Confessions of a part time wheelchair user

26 May 2014

Anthea Skinner, RampUp

As someone who uses multiple types of mobility aids - a cane, a scooter and a wheelchair - Anthea Skinner reflects on the different reactions each of these options attract from members of the public.

http://www.abc.net.au/rampup/articles/2014/05/26/4011965.htm

 

Opinion: Trickle-down theory all washed up now

27 May 2014

Mark Triffitt, Canberra Times

Outside Canberra and the political war being waged over the federal budget, the debate is equally polarised.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/trickledown-theory-all-washed-up-now-20140527-zrpcc.html

 

Opinion: Shifting from entitlement to enterprise

27 May 2014

Ross Gittins, Canberra Times

It has been easy for older people to see themselves as particular victims of this budget. And I confess I never expected to see any government courageous enough to pick on Grey Power the way Tony Abbott's has. In his efforts to get people into the workforce, however, it's carrots for the old and sticks for the young.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/shifting-from-entitlement-to-enterprise-20140527-zrpc7.html

 

NSW: Bullies taunt Illawarra girl with Down syndrome

27 May 2014

Angela Thompson, SMH

A single mum is raising money to build a protective fence around her Farmborough Heights home to deter neighbourhood vandals and bullies who taunt her 15-year-old daughter, who has Down syndrome.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bullies-taunt-illawarra-girl-with-down-syndrome-family-campaigns-for-fence-20140527-390yc.html

 

 

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