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Each year, the Australian Government Treasury invites pre-budget submissions, providing an opportunity for the community to share priorities for the upcoming Federal Budget. DANA has made a submission highlighting the urgent need for the Federal Government to invest now to…

Following strong advocacy from disability organisations, including DANA, the NDIA has announced key improvements on their recent changes to NDIS eligibility reassessments. Since September last year, the NDIA has started to roll out significant changes to the way it investigates…

In a joint submission coordinated by DANA in its role as the National Coordination Function, Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) have come together to advocate for critical improvements to foundational supports for people with disability. At the heart of this submission…

In early 2024, the Department of Social Services (DSS) commissioned DANA to conduct specialist consultations on the National Carer Strategy. Working alongside Disability Representative Organisations, we engaged with First Nations carers with disability, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) carers with…

Thank you to everyone who has participated in the “Future of Advocacy” workshops so far.  We’ve had two meetings. 30 people participated in our Melbourne workshop on 26 August 2024, and 36 members joined online (18 September 2024). We discussed…

The NDIS needs radical transformation into a sustainable and regenerative system of support, according to a new report launched by DANA and published by Citizen Network Research. Commissioned by DANA as part of our contribution to the NDIS Review, the report Redesigning…