Budget Tackles Long Term Needs of Elderly People & With Disability


The commitment to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the reforms to the aged care sector show the Government has listened to professionals and the sectors and is committed to addressing the challenges faced by elderly Australians and people with disabilities.

Better Access Services Reinstated


Occupational Therapy Australia is delighted that the Federal Government has reinstated the Better Access ‘exceptional circumstances’ provisions; six sessions of Better Access treatment for a transitional period until the end of 2012.