NCOSS News

An update from AON The much anticipated Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 passed in parliament on 13 February 2017. The new law means… Read More

On 17 March, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) released its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Rural and Remote Engagement Strategies. Highlights of the… Read More

Rising energy prices hurt people experiencing poverty and disadvantage. As does climate change. At the moment Australia is failing to address either. Change is urgently… Read More

Last week, the NSW Disability Network Forum made a submission into the Productivity Commission’s Issues Paper on National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) costs. This submission… Read More

On Day 7 of the Commission on the Status of Women NCOSS held its next session in collaboration with the National Women's Alliances - looking… Read More

Day 6 at the Commission on the Status of Women was a reminder for Keira of the importance of and challenges associated with standing up… Read More

Day 5 of the Commision on the Status of Women reinforced the idea that women can achieve literally anything they put their minds to. Here's Keira… Read More

This year's Commission on the Status of Women has had a focus on the experience and the empowerment of Indigenous women around the globe -… Read More

On Day 3 of the Commission on the Status of Women NCOSS held a joint side event with the Australian Government: National action on Indigenous women’s… Read More

Day 2 of the Commission on the Status of Women was cancelled after the UN was shut down for a blizzard hitting New York. But… Read More

Speaking from the first day of the Commission on the Status of Women the NCOSS young women's representatives report back on the experiences of women… Read More

Many types of assistive technology (AT) can form part of a person’s reasonable and necessary supports under the NDIS. In assisting people to prepare for… Read More