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Ministers' meeting in Sydney on 30 May 2008 The $1.9 billion is expected to provide around 2,300 in-home support places,
2,300 supported accommodation places, 9,900 individual support packages
and 10,000 much needed respite places, in a range of forms, across
Australia. “People with disability and families now look to their states and territories for the support that they urgently need”, said Sue Harris, CSTDA Alliance Convenor, “this historic agreement between the States and Territories not only provides additional funding but a window of opportunity to plan for funding for those who while not in crisis have urgent support needs which will only increase over the
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Ministers' meeting in Melbourne on 1 February 2008 ... The delegation restated the expectations of people with disability and families that the Governments of Australia will commit to the planning and funding needed to resolve the disability crisis - to ‘meet the need’.
1. Sue Harris and Su-Hsien Lee, Alliance Convenors
25 July Ministers meeting (Sydney) — Notes and action from the Ministerial Meeting, Sydney 25 July 2007 3 April 2007 Ministers meeting (Brisbane) PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY, FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AGENCIES, SUPPORTERS Still waiting ... CSTDA negotiations continue! People with disability, families and supporters came out in force across the country today in support of a new Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA) that makes a commitment to providing the support that people with disability and their families need. In Brisbane people with disability and families from all States and Territories met with Disability Ministers prior to their formal meeting. Supporters gathered outside the meeting and around the country people ‘Sat-In’ at the Electorate Office of their Members of Parliament. Minister Mal Brough meeting families at the Disability Ministerial Conference held on 3 April 2007 The Australian Government’s position is that the States/Territories must produce good data on unmet need for accommodation support and state how much they are prepared to fund. The Australian Government has committed to match, dollar for dollar, the funding required to address unmet need for accommodation support. The Australian Government also stated that it was prepared to negotiate with individual States and Territories if it could not get a combined Agreement. The States were unanimous in their concern that this would see the demise of the CSTDA. They were also strongly of the view that the Australian Government should specify what money they are prepared to contribute. The States concluded the meeting and asked for another meeting within three to four weeks. People with disability and families continue to urge all governments to work together to ensure that the support services that people with disability and their families need are available. They have waited too long for the assistance they need. They have been left with no option but to take a stand and fight for the help that most Australians would assume is available. The National CSTDA Community Alliance reminds all governments of the recently released Senate Report into the CSTDA which recommended that a substantial injection of additional funding into disability services, particularly accommodation support, was required of all governments. The CSTDA Alliance calls on all governments to give the CSTDA the priority our community expects and to do the right thing! PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AND THEIR FAMILIES SHOULD HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS EVERYONE ELSE TO LIVE, WORK, AND BE A PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY! THAT CAN’T BE TOO MUCH TO ASK – THAT’S JUST A FAIR GO! 10. ABC Online News 11. ABC PM Programme 13. AAP / The West 14. Disability lockout, people with disability try to visit Peter Costello's Office
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