Tasmania will become home to what is being touted as Australia’s first suburban village designed specifically for people with dementia. As well as 15 tailored houses, the village will have…
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The next step in Australia’s, at times rough, human rights journey – will Australia join the United Nations Human Rights Council? Read more here
Federal Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt said OPAN would receive $25.7 million over the next three years to supply wide-ranging advocacy services. OPAN will deliver the advocacy program through a consortium of…
Retirement villages will have to simplify their contracts and make exit fees and preparing units for resale fairer, under proposed laws the Queensland Government wants passed by the end of…
A Queensland mother has called for national disability provider Lifestyle Solutions to be closed down after it reinstated a carer accused of abusing her intellectually disabled daughter. Watch the full…
Its slick marketing promises a safe and sound place to live yet retirement village operator Aveo is making a fortune by ripping off Australians through complex contracts and eye-watering exit…
NDIS Information Sessions 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month • Find out how the NDIS works; learn how to get ready for the NDIS; get up-to-date accurate information…
The 11th Edition of the Mental Health Act 2016 Implementation Newsletter The Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch will ensure that services and external stakeholders are kept advised of…
Chief Psychiatrist Policies Live On Our New Mental Health Act 2016 Web Page Good afternoon all, The Chief Psychiatrist policies are now available on our new web page! We…
The Project assists vulnerable and marginalised clients – namely, those people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in South West Queensland. It is intended to enable access to volunteer lawyers…
The Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) has released a 2016 Election E-Bulletin.
Provides information about why it is important to vote…
Upholding the right to life and health: A review of the deaths in care of people with disability in Queensland. On March 16, the Public Advocate’s third systemic advocacy report,…
Toowoomba gets first bite of new disability funding A Bilateral Agreement has been signed by the State and Federal Governments over the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said people…
Mental Health Act 2015 On 18 February 2016 Parliament passed legislation amending the Mental Health Act 2000. A range of new measures will help ensure better outcomes for mental health…
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that, last night, the Mental Health Bill 2015 was passed by Queensland Parliament. This is a major achievement for the portfolio, delivered after…
A fairer Queensland for people with disabilities People with disabilities will get a ‘fairer go’ after today’s announcement of an inquiry into the need for a Human Rights Act, to…
The Advocacy and Support Centre (TASC) in Toowoomba has welcomed the Queensland Labor Party’s commitment to new human rights laws that will ensure better services, fairer laws, and the meaningful…
TASC’s Legal Services Coordinator was privileged to attend both a Special Briefing on the Mental Health Bill 2015 with The Honourable Minister for Heath and Ambulance Services, Cameron Dick and…
TASC’s CEO and Legal Services Coordinator were fortunate to have the opportunity to attend the National Association of Community Legal Centres Annual Conference from August 24-27. The theme of the…
TASC CEO Philippa Whitman presented a session on TASC’s Disability Law Project at this year’s National Association of Community Legal Centres National Conference held from 25-27 August in Melbourne. The…