Red Tape December/January 2017 edition

The December/January 2017 edition of Red Tape is now available below.

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PSA writes to Premier with ADHC sell off concerns and requests meeting

PSA General Secretary, Stewart Little has written to Mike Baird with the concerns members raised with the Premier at Penrith recently. A meeting to discuss the issues has also been requested. You can read the letter HERE.

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PSA quits ADHC transfer consultation committee

PSA quits ADHC transfer consultation committee - December 2016 (PDF version) The PSA has written to NSW Treasury to formally withdraw from the Disability Services Transfer Consultative Committee. While the committee was supposedly set up to discuss issues relating to the privatisation and transfer of disability services to the non-government sector, the reality was anything but genuine consultation. The decision to quit the committee was…

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Carers falling through the cracks under NDIS - The Sydney Morning Herald

"The NDIS was designed with the best of intentions but the state government is using the scheme to abrogate its responsibility to the most vulnerable people in our community," said PSA Assistant General Secretary Troy Wright told the Sydney Morning Herald. Read the full Sydney Morning Herald article HERE.

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Open letter to Mike Baird in the media regarding the privatisation of disability services

The PSA had an open letter to Premier Mike Baird published in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Illawarra Mercury and the Newcastle Herald on Saturday 3 December to coincide with International Day of People with Disability. Read the full letter below. (Click image to enlarge)

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