EVERY AUSTRALIAN COUNTS

EVERY AUSTRALIAN COUNTS

The campaign to transform the funding for people we support, their family and the disability sector needs everyone’s support - NOW.  The final Productivity Commission Report goes to the Federal parliament in July and it will recommend two transformational  ideas to the Government:

1.    A National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) which will provide insurance cover for all Australians who have a significant disability. The scheme would pay for long-term high quality care and support. It would also provide referrals to other services that are required, ensure the quality of services, and encourage best practice care and support; and

2.    A National Injury Insurance Scheme (NIIS) which would cover the lifetime care and support needs of people who get a catastrophic injury from an accident of any kind. This smaller scheme would be based on the motor accident compensation schemes that operate in the states and territories.

If you would like to learn more about these ideas there is a simple plain English overview of the Productivity Commission’s recommendations attached.  This campaign needs you to tell the politicians that it is time to make these changes.

To register your support for this please go to COUNT ME IN  and join the campaign.  Make sure you also pass this email along to your family and friends.  We need to send the message to Canberra in a strong and united voice.