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History shows there have been a lot of changes to the way disabled Australians are treated, and looked after, and integrated into society.
In the 1970s the care went from being primarily based in institutions to within the wider community.
In 1974 Gough Whitlam first proposed a system like the NDIS, loosely modelled on the Accident Compensation Corporation that was being introduced in New Zealand at the time.
His government’s focus was shifted to the introduction of the then-new universal health care system, Medicare.
In 2008 the Disability Investment Group (established by the Federal Government) made an independent submission to the Australia 2020 Summit. They also presented findings to the Productivity Commission, which released a report into introducing an NDIS in 2011.
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Research in 2011 by PricewaterhouseCoopers determined that an NDIS would cost the government less than continuing with the existing methods of funding and support.
As a piece of legislation, the NDIS was introduced into Federal Parliament in November 2012 by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and passed in March 2013 as the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.
From July 1, 2013 “DisabilityCare Australia” was first trialled in a few specific areas of the country.
By 2015 the total number of people being assisted by the NDIS rose to 20000 before it was finally rolled out nationally on July 1, 2016.
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