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NDIS Fraud: $2 Billion Misused, Reforms Demanded
Australia's $48.5 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme is under fire for widespread fraud, with approximately $2 billion misused on luxury items and illicit activities, prompting calls for reform and stricter oversight to protect vulnerable participants and taxpayers.
NDIS Fraud: $2 Billion Misused, Reforms Demanded
Australia's $48.5 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme is under fire for widespread fraud, with approximately $2 billion misused on luxury items and illicit activities, prompting calls for reform and stricter oversight to protect vulnerable participants and taxpayers.
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72% Bias Score
Little Ruins: Family, Renovation, and Uncovered Trauma
Manni Coe's "Little Ruins" recounts the family's struggles renovating a derelict Andalusian house while caring for his brother Reuben (Down's syndrome), highlighting challenges with unreliable volunteers and revealing Manni's past trauma.
Little Ruins: Family, Renovation, and Uncovered Trauma
Manni Coe's "Little Ruins" recounts the family's struggles renovating a derelict Andalusian house while caring for his brother Reuben (Down's syndrome), highlighting challenges with unreliable volunteers and revealing Manni's past trauma.
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24% Bias Score
Wervel": A Japanese Novel Challenging Disability and Sexuality
Saou Ichikawa's "Wervel" follows Shaka, a wheelchair-bound woman with myotubular myopathy, who challenges societal perceptions of disability and sexuality in Japan through her online activities and desire for pregnancy and abortion, winning the Akutagawa Prize in the process.
Wervel": A Japanese Novel Challenging Disability and Sexuality
Saou Ichikawa's "Wervel" follows Shaka, a wheelchair-bound woman with myotubular myopathy, who challenges societal perceptions of disability and sexuality in Japan through her online activities and desire for pregnancy and abortion, winning the Akutagawa Prize in the process.
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24% Bias Score
Stable Numbers, Shifting Causes: Blindness and Visual Impairment in Hesse
In Hesse, Germany, 23,540 people live with blindness or visual impairment as their most significant disability—a number that has remained consistent over the last century despite shifts in causes, from congenital and war-related to age-related vision loss. The BSBH (Blinden- und Sehbehinderten-Selbs...
Stable Numbers, Shifting Causes: Blindness and Visual Impairment in Hesse
In Hesse, Germany, 23,540 people live with blindness or visual impairment as their most significant disability—a number that has remained consistent over the last century despite shifts in causes, from congenital and war-related to age-related vision loss. The BSBH (Blinden- und Sehbehinderten-Selbs...
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36% Bias Score
Milei Vetoes Pension, Disability Laws, Sparking Political Crisis
Argentine President Javier Milei vetoed two laws raising pensions and disability aid on July 10th, 2024, claiming they violated his fiscal surplus policy. This action will impact millions and forces him to negotiate with allies for support against an opposition attempt to override the veto.
Milei Vetoes Pension, Disability Laws, Sparking Political Crisis
Argentine President Javier Milei vetoed two laws raising pensions and disability aid on July 10th, 2024, claiming they violated his fiscal surplus policy. This action will impact millions and forces him to negotiate with allies for support against an opposition attempt to override the veto.
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64% Bias Score
Tango Triumph: Amputee Becomes Champion, Inspires Others
Following a severe car accident that resulted in a leg amputation at age 21, Alexandra Odoevskaya, now 34, and her tango partner Boris Mandraboura, became champions of Moscow and Russia in Argentinian tango, and together founded the "Cybernetic Universe" center to empower others with disabilities.
Tango Triumph: Amputee Becomes Champion, Inspires Others
Following a severe car accident that resulted in a leg amputation at age 21, Alexandra Odoevskaya, now 34, and her tango partner Boris Mandraboura, became champions of Moscow and Russia in Argentinian tango, and together founded the "Cybernetic Universe" center to empower others with disabilities.
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20% Bias Score
NDIS Autism Surge Strains \$46 Billion Scheme
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) faces significant challenges as 70 percent of new participants in the past year were diagnosed with autism, mostly children, highlighting the scheme's transformation into a de facto early intervention system and raising concerns about its long-term fin...
NDIS Autism Surge Strains \$46 Billion Scheme
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) faces significant challenges as 70 percent of new participants in the past year were diagnosed with autism, mostly children, highlighting the scheme's transformation into a de facto early intervention system and raising concerns about its long-term fin...
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44% Bias Score
Injured Russian Soldier Faces Homelessness, Inadequate Care
Alexander Razdobudko, a Russian soldier, lost both legs after a 2023 chemical weapons attack; he now faces homelessness and inadequate medical care despite his positive attitude, highlighting systemic failures in veteran support.
Injured Russian Soldier Faces Homelessness, Inadequate Care
Alexander Razdobudko, a Russian soldier, lost both legs after a 2023 chemical weapons attack; he now faces homelessness and inadequate medical care despite his positive attitude, highlighting systemic failures in veteran support.
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32% Bias Score
Canadian Disability Grants for Postsecondary Students
Canada offers provincial and territorial grants to students with disabilities for assistive technology and assessments, with amounts varying by province but reaching up to $20,000 for services/equipment; eligibility often requires applying for a student loan.
Canadian Disability Grants for Postsecondary Students
Canada offers provincial and territorial grants to students with disabilities for assistive technology and assessments, with amounts varying by province but reaching up to $20,000 for services/equipment; eligibility often requires applying for a student loan.
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28% Bias Score
Balancing Work and Disability: Self-Care Strategies and the Ticket to Work Program
The Ticket to Work program aids SSDI recipients in returning to work, but high burnout rates among people with disabilities necessitate a comprehensive self-care strategy addressing physical, emotional, and environmental needs.
Balancing Work and Disability: Self-Care Strategies and the Ticket to Work Program
The Ticket to Work program aids SSDI recipients in returning to work, but high burnout rates among people with disabilities necessitate a comprehensive self-care strategy addressing physical, emotional, and environmental needs.
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20% Bias Score
Brazilian Zika Mothers Win Compensation Battle After Decade-Long Struggle
In northeastern Brazil, mothers of children born with Zika-related birth defects, such as microcephaly, formed a support group to advocate for increased compensation and better care after being largely forgotten following the 2015-2016 outbreak; their efforts led to a legislative victory.
Brazilian Zika Mothers Win Compensation Battle After Decade-Long Struggle
In northeastern Brazil, mothers of children born with Zika-related birth defects, such as microcephaly, formed a support group to advocate for increased compensation and better care after being largely forgotten following the 2015-2016 outbreak; their efforts led to a legislative victory.
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24% Bias Score
Hampton's Penalty Save Secures Euro 2025 Victory
England's goalkeeper, Hannah Hampton, saved a penalty in the Euro 2025 final shootout against Spain, securing victory despite having impaired depth perception due to strabismus since birth.
Hampton's Penalty Save Secures Euro 2025 Victory
England's goalkeeper, Hannah Hampton, saved a penalty in the Euro 2025 final shootout against Spain, securing victory despite having impaired depth perception due to strabismus since birth.
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28% Bias Score
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