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Worries autism plan may overlook children who need help

Australia has launched its first national autism strategy and action plan but some say it doesn't go far enough to improve inclusion and engagement.

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Aged care fees to stay lower for sexual abuse survivors

Sexual abuse survivors won't have their redress scheme payments counted when their finances are means-tested before heading into aged care.

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“She Then Called The Secret Service”: 30 Of The Worst Neighbor Experiences People Have Ever Had

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Super on parental leave to reduce 'motherhood penalty'

Parents will get an extra $3000 in their super balance while on government-funded paid parental leave under laws introduced to federal parliament.

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'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

Almost a year after the Disability Royal Commission delivered its damning report, the government has released its response to a mixed reaction.

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NYC will stop cash assistance benefits to New Yorkers that fail to meet work requirements

The city's Social Services agency stopped requiring proof of employment during the pandemic, but it will soon reinstate those qualifications

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Carers offered more work flexibility in employment push

Australian carers who receive government support payments will be provided better work flexibility in an effort to boost workforce participation.

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'First step' to improve lives of autistic Australians

The federal government has released a draft national autism strategy centred on improving economic and social inclusion as well as the experience of diagnosis.

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Hints of cooling inflation as next rates call looms

Aggressive interest rate hikes are working to slow the economy, timely measures of price movements and the jobs market suggest.

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Funds for research on violence against Indigenous women

Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth has announced funding for Indigenous-led research into violence against First Nations women and children.

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Coronation Street fans question the whereabouts of 'INVISIBLE' character during the Daisy and Ryan saga

Coronation Street fans have noted that one character is noticeably absent during the drama.

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Couple jailed over the ‘sadistic cruelty’ and death of baby Jacob

Jacob Lennon suffered a catalogue of injuries.

The Independent UK

Budget boost for welfare payments is one step closer

Laws lifting the rate of JobSeeker by $40 a fortnight have been introduced to federal parliament.

The New Daily

Jim Chalmers refuses to rule out Coalition's proposal to increase JobSeeker income free threshold

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has refused to rule out the Coalition's proposal to increase the JobSeeker income free threshold, but Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth has dismissed it as a "thought bubble with no substantive analysis behind it".

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Newcastle Herald

Redress scheme restrictions wound back to improve access

The changes were in response to an independent review.

Daily Mirror

'I'm a strict mum – I made my son sleep outside in freezing cold to teach him lesson'

A mum who is a believer in 'tough love' made her 14-year-old son sleep outside in 'freezing temperatures' without a sleeping bag to teach him a lesson, as she thinks it's important her kids know how to cope when things go wrong

Wales Online

Mixed Vale social services inspection reveals 'clear evidence' of improvement

The inspection report said people struggled to make contact with services but added that improvements had been made in the face of major challenges

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Improvements made to Social Services 'front door' contact in Neath Port Talbot

Concerns were raised after the call answer rate was reported to be only 51%

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Christian Porter tells inquiry ‘someone’ in department assured him robodebt was legal but ‘I can’t recall who’

Former social services minister and attorney general also says he accepts some responsibility for the scandal

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'Historic' plans to combat child abuse and neglect

Two 10-year national action plans aim to reduce the number of children needing child protection services, improve responses to abuse and help close the gap.

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt inquiry hears claim social services official ‘sat on’ damning external legal advice about scheme

Former mid-level official Kristin Lumley says she believed there was ‘inaction’ from her boss and it would ‘end up in federal court’

Belfast Live

Foster care changes the lives of NI mum and toddler after domestic abuse

"My daughter would not be in my care if it wasn’t for them"

AAP

Former minister to front robodebt inquiry

Former foreign minister Marise Payne will appear at a royal commission into the failed robodebt scheme she helped launch.

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ATO 'passive' in providing robodebt data

Senior ATO staff failed to pursue concerns about the robodebt program despite sensing issues with how the personal tax information it provided was being used.

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Robodebt royal commission paints a bleak picture of a public service willing to break the law

Disturbing evidence from the robodebt royal commission shows senior public servants ignoring clear warnings the program was unlawful.

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