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She's Done It

lakeland27 — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:48:59 GMT

Queensland is expected to sign up to the National Disability Insurance Scheme today, leaving Western Australia as the only state yet to join.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is in Brisbane today and is expected to make an announcement with Queensland Premier Campbell Newman.

Earlier this week Mr Newman said he no longer saw any impediment to joining the scheme, which is now formally known as DisabilityCare.

Victoria signed up to the scheme last weekend.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-08/hope-qld-will-sign-up-to-join-ndis/4676224

Re: She's Done It

catsnknots — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:53:03 GMT

He would have signed up a long time ago if Gillard had listened to him in the first place and agreed to an increase in the Medicare levy to help pay for it.

The only reason he is agreeing to it now is because Gillard "changed her mind"

To call this a win for Gillard is a joke...

Re: She's Done It

lakeland27 — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:56:21 GMT

successful implementation of a policy as good as this is not a joke. its a triumph.

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margomeoz — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:43:18 GMT

Agree with Lakeland looks like a triumph to me.

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fiestas*girl — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:45:56 GMT

bravo gillard!

Re: She's Done It

cherples — Wed, 08 May 2013 02:51:08 GMT

He would have signed up a long time ago if Gillard had listened to him in the first place and agreed to an increase in the Medicare levy to help pay for it.

The only reason he is agreeing to it now is because Gillard "changed her mind"

To call this a win for Gillard is a joke...

It sounds like you really have something against Gillard.

The joke is not on Gillard.

What happens to Abbott's no confidence motion now the states have signed up and he has said he will support the policy?

Re: She's Done It

the_great_she_elephant — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:51:06 GMT

Queensland is expected to sign up to the National Disability Insurance Scheme today, leaving Western Australia as the only state yet to join.

The only reason he is agreeing to it now is because Gillard "changed her mind"

To call this a win for Gillard is a joke...

I don't like to say "I told you so." but I predicted this, right from the start, when nobody signed up on the dotted line at the premiers meeting I said' it's like Union negotiations - nobody ever accepts the first offer.'

I think Barnett will be forced by public opinion to sign up eventually - but he does love to make himself look important on the national stage.

Re: She's Done It

polksaladallie — Wed, 08 May 2013 06:19:42 GMT

Queensland has signed. 😄

Re: She's Done It

not_an_eloi — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:42:01 GMT

northern territory signs up today

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lakeland27 — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:02:38 GMT

northern territory signs up today

some in his own government had a word with him (we need/want this and we'll get rid of you like the last guy :^O )

Re: She's Done It

monman12 — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:07:55 GMT

Now can anyone tell me how it will be completely funded?

The Centre for Independent Studies, under freedom of information laws, requested and reviewed the Productivity Commission NDIS feasibility study costings. These costings, conducted by the Australian Government Actuary, indicated that the NDIS would not cover 411,000 at a cost of $15 billion but in fact cover 441,000 at a cost of approximately $22 billion by the time the scheme was fully operational.

With an estimated growth rate of 6 per cent a year by 2023-24 the NDIS may potentially covering 500,000 people at a cost of nearly $30 billion a year. The CIS also estimated that over 8,000 public servants would be required to administer the scheme.

This is particularly relevant, as while the planned trial program is expected to cost $1 billion, funding for the full program has been pushed beyond the the standard four year budget estimates. A budgetary slight of hand that does not bode well for the long term integrity of the program.

At least when the scheme finally is implemented in 2018 it will be well ahead of the NBN roll-out!

Re: She's Done It

j*oono — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:16:05 GMT

Colin Barnett won't sign yet and says "I don't think a pre-election environment is a good time to be debating this''.

What he really means is that he just won an election so it doesn't mean anything to him. I wish he would succeed and take buffoon Boswell with him.

Re: She's Done It

lakeland27 — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:17:55 GMT

the IPA also looked at their own LNP Paid Parental Leave Scheme and said the same thing.

i'm surprised you use them as a source frankly.

Re: She's Done It

poddster — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:22:37 GMT

She's Done It

It's ok I am sure the damage can be undone given time 🙂

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*crikey*mate* — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:02:00 GMT

Now can anyone tell me how it will be completely funded?

The Centre for Independent Studies, under freedom of information laws, requested and reviewed the Productivity Commission NDIS feasibility study costings. These costings, conducted by the Australian Government Actuary, indicated that the NDIS would not cover 411,000 at a cost of $15 billion but in fact cover 441,000 at a cost of approximately $22 billion by the time the scheme was fully operational.

With an estimated growth rate of 6 per cent a year by 2023-24 the NDIS may potentially covering 500,000 people at a cost of nearly $30 billion a year. The CIS also estimated that over 8,000 public servants would be required to administer the scheme.

This is particularly relevant, as while the planned trial program is expected to cost $1 billion, funding for the full program has been pushed beyond the the standard four year budget estimates. A budgetary slight of hand that does not bode well for the long term integrity of the program.

At least when the scheme finally is implemented in 2018 it will be well ahead of the NBN roll-out!

My uneducated guess....

a) it won't be. At least not long term and the promises that we are made now to encourage us to accept this will either be scrimped on in the future or negatively altered/ downgraded etc

b) it won't be. Eventually it will be scrapped, but the increased levy to fund the program will not be similarly scrapped.

c) it won't be. But they will continue to raise our Medicare contributions or similar to meet the promises that they make to us today.

d) it won't be. They will introduce new qualifying guidelines down the track and continually move the goal posts so that very few people will be able to access it at the level they are currently promised.