NSW election 2019: NDIA confirms funding locked in for Ability Links program

Michael Parris
March 19 2019 - 9:00am
FILLING THE GAP: Donna and Evan Casson with their two sons at their East Maitland house. Picture: Simone De Peak
FILLING THE GAP: Donna and Evan Casson with their two sons at their East Maitland house. Picture: Simone De Peak

The National Disability Insurance Agency says $28.5 million funding announced last week to keep the Ability Links program running another year is locked in to the federal budget and not a campaign promise.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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