Preparing ahead for NDIS in Queensland

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How we can best prepare for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Queensland. This is the focus of a Griffith University-led two day NDIS symposium where people with disabilities, their families and carers, service providers, government personnel, academics and disability researchers will come together to share knowledge and experiences around the core elements of the NDIS.

Fame’s Debbie Allen brings dance with a purpose

Debbie Allen by Atmosphere photography
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Celebrated actor, dancer, choreographer and director Debbie Allen will visit Griffith University’s Logan Campus this Friday 20 September for a special guest lecture.   The woman with an illustrious career including her legendary role as Lydia Grant in the hit series Fame, projects with Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Sammy Davis Junior, judging […]

Painful cuts for single parents

Professor Lesley Chenoweth - Social welfare researcher & Head of Logan campus
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Defining a sole parent and the support they need to fulfil their many roles as parent, student, unemployed job-seeker or part-time employee is a difficult task. As of January 13 this year, many sole parents lost access to the Parenting Payment which helps support them to study and work, whilst raising their children. This was […]