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House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability - Melbourne, VIC (part 2 of 2)

20 October 2025

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Witnesses introduce themselves, with National Disability Services outlining its role, scale of membership, and key priorities for the Thriving Kids initiative: embedding best practice, early access, commissioning quality providers, and avoiding Commonwealth–state fragmentation.

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Opening statements and Thriving Kids policy options

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Introductions and NDS priorities for Thriving Kids

00:00

Q — Jordan-B: mapping regional services and integration

01:09

Disability advocates: minimizing disruption and using existing systems

02:33

Current system failures, regional gaps and Commonwealth–state interface

06:22

Q — Frantz: poor outcomes under current system and historical context

06:22

Q — Frantz: barriers to regional provision and jurisdictional integration risks

12:26

Workforce capability, funding models and regulatory reform

17:05

Q — Deputy Chair: workforce capacity, training pathways and direct commissioning

17:05

Q — Deputy Chair: pricing, registration burden and regulatory reform

24:25

Evidence-based early intervention, use of existing infrastructure and defining quality

30:51

Chair: evidence base and age-appropriate early intervention models

30:51

Chair: building on existing infrastructure and avoiding system rebuild

37:06

Q — Member: defining and commissioning quality providers

43:54

Procedural closing and follow-up requests

50:09

Procedural close and requests for further information

50:09

House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability - Melbourne, VIC (part 2 of 2)

20 October 2025

House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability Mon, 20 Oct 2025 Australian Parliament

00:00 - 00:07

Speaker 21

Advocates who are not currently funded to deliver this. We look forward to answering any questions from the committee. Thank you.

00:07 - 00:10

Speaker 44

Fantastic. Thank you. Anyone else like to say anything?

00:12 - 00:18

Speaker 26

I'll just introduce, so I'm Michael Prusko, CEO of National Disability Services.

00:19 - 00:29

Speaker 51

Emily Forrest is the deputy CEO, and John Forster is CEO of Noah's Ark and is a member of NDS.

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