Media Releases by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas
Disability service providers get ready for a National Disability Insurance Scheme
Sixty-four organisations will receive grants of up to $30,000 from the Australian Government to help them get ready for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).…
Delivering emergency respite support for carers
An independent evaluation of the Australian Government’s $8.8 million Respite Support for Carers of Young People with Severe or Profound Disability has found the program…
Designing playgrounds for all abilities
In a world first, a group of leading disability advocates, local government representatives and experts gathered in Canberra today to develop guidelines for building all-abilities…
Experts discuss education reform for children with disability
A group of experts from the education and disability sectors today attended a leadership summit to discuss education reform for children with disability. Parliamentary Secretary…
$2.1m to help Adelaide children with autism get the best start to life
An early learning and care centre for children with autism will receive a $2.1 million boost from the Australian Government to improve its ability to…
Improved services for children with disability in regional and remote Australia
A new service will put children with disability living in regional and remote Australia in touch with specialists in the city, through a $4.1 million…
More support for people with disability to work
Australians with disability will receive greater support to help them into work where possible, as a result of legislation passed by the Parliament today. The…
Supporting Australian Disability Enterprises
The Gillard Government will inject $59.6 million over four years into Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) in 2012–13, supporting more than 20,000 workers with disability across…
Engaging the disability sector to build a National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Australian Government today announced the members of an expert group that will help ensure a smooth transition for the delivery of services under a…
Designing the National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Australian Government today announced three expert groups to help inform the design of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The expert groups will work…
National Disability Insurance Scheme to launch in 2013
A National Disability Insurance Scheme will start in Australia from July 2013 in up to four locations across the country. From mid 2013, about 10,000…
New homes for young people with disability on the Gold Coast
Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Jan McLucas today welcomed the opening of seven new federally funded…
There’s no place like home for young people with disability
A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that an Australian Government initiative to reduce the number of young people…
Almost 1.5 million families at risk from Joe Hockey’s cuts to ‘entitlements’
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has made it clear a Liberal Government would cut back support for Australian families. In his speech in London last night,…
Supporting our future leaders
The search is on for people with disability who want to develop their skills and confidence to become leaders in business, the community and government.…
Building Innovative Accommodation for People with Disability
Twenty-one organisations across Australia will share $60 million to help build community-based accommodation for adults with severe or profound disability. People with disability need access…
Ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability have their say
Australia’s first national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability was launched in Sydney today by the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities…
Children with autism getting the best start to life
An early learning centre in Sydney’s south-west established by the Australian Government is helping local children with autism get the best start to life. Ahead…
Southern Sydney throws support behind a National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Southern Sydney community today threw their support behind a National Disability Insurance Scheme. Local people with disability, their families and carers, local service providers…
Global celebration of people with Down syndrome
Tomorrow is World Down Syndrome Day, an opportunity for people across Australia to take the time to become more aware about Down syndrome. “World Down…
Australia to host inaugural Asia Pacific Games
Minister for Sport, Senator Kate Lundy and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today congratulated Special Olympics Australia for winning the right…
Grants for conference organisers to improve accessibility
Conference organisers can now apply for grants of up to $12,000 to improve access for people with disability and their carers. The Parliamentary Secretary for…
Helping Australian Disability Enterprises get ready for a National Disability Insurance Scheme
From tomorrow, Australian Disability Enterprises can apply for grants of up to $30,000 from the Australian Government to help them prepare for a National Disability…
Support for Australia’s carers
The Australian Government will provide $2.6 million to deliver a national carer awareness campaign and a series of festivals for young carers to give them…
A review of early intervention therapies for children with Autism
The Australian Government has welcomed a report reviewing the most effective models of practice in early intervention therapies for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The…