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25 Jun |
Vision 2020 Australia announces new CEOVision 2020 Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Judith Abbott as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. |
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24 May |
Vision 2020 Australia announces CEO departureVision 2020 Australia’s Board today announced the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Carla Northam. |
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10 May |
Funding Boost for Disability Employment Services
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes this week’s Budget announcement investing an additional $300 million over ten years to help fund changes to the Disability Employment Services (DES) program to help more people with a disability find and keep work.
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10 May |
Government commits to fully funding the NDIS for people under 65
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes the Government’s commitment to provide the necessary funding to support the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). With an investment of $43.2 billion over four years, the Government has committed to delivering the NDIS with the Treasurer Scott Morrison promising Australians that,“every cent committed to delivering the NDIS remains in place and always will.”
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09 May |
Welcome investment in Indigenous eye healthVision 2020 Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s investment to target major causes of vision loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.The Government’s 2018-19 budget allocated $34.3 million to the eye health issues that disproportionately impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. |
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24 Apr |
Commonwealth leaders commit to eye care for allHeads of Commonwealth have committed to take action towards achieving access to quality eye care for all, at the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in London on 19 to 20 April. |
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21 Mar |
Disability employment targets promise real opportunities for people with a disabilityVictoria, Queensland and New South Wales have announced targets to increase the employment of people with a disability in the public sector. |
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15 Mar |
Sector collaborates to close the eye health gapIndigenous Australians are three times more likely to be blind or have vision loss than the broader population despite the eye health and vision care gap closing in recent years. |
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09 Mar |
World Glaucoma Week: 50% of Australians living with glaucoma are undiagnosedDuring World Glaucoma Week, Vision 2020 Australia would like to encourage all Australians to consider regular eye tests to ensure they are not one of the 150,000 people unknowingly living with glaucoma. |
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08 Mar |
Global gender imbalance in eye health highlighted this International Women’s DayTo mark International Women’s Day Vision 2020 Australia and our member organisations highlight the global gender disparity in eye health, and the importance of maintaining accessible treatment options for all people. |
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