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The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is an Australian Government program being rolled out across the country aimed to support people with disabilities, as well as their families and carers connect with their community and live an ordinary life. Almost half a million Australians with permanent and significant disabilities are likely to benefit from the NDIS. But sadly, the program has caused considerable grief for some disabled Australians. Some have struggled to get access to the scheme, and/or they believe they’ve been wrongly assessed about their entitlements. In this article we look at some of these common issues, and what your options are if you or someone you love are faci

When Dow Corning breast implants were first made available to women in the 1960's, safety barely seemed an issue. The US chemical company’s advertising boasted of gel-filled wonders that ‘should last a lifetime’. But by the early 1990's, the promises proved tragically flawed. Many implants ruptured, causing serious illness and untold suffering. American juries began awarding multi-million-dollar judgements against Dow Corning, and the US Food and Drug Administration prohibited the further use of silicone implants. In 1992, Slater and Gordon stepped in on behalf of Australian women, urging Dow Corning implant victims to join a class action. Thousands of replies were received, requirin

Plenty of us are guilty of not paying enough attention to our superannuation. In Australia, most of us have super that’s funded by contributions from our employer. And because the money’s not affecting our hip pockets right now, many of us tune out to it. The times we do think about our super are often when we start a new job, go through the process of rolling over funds or start heading towards retirement years. But often, we only pay attention to the financial performance and investment of our superannuation funds, and skip over one of the most important elements: our super’s insurance benefits. In this article, we look at why it’s so important that you understand your super’s