Latest news with #KellyAnneTaylor
ABC News
22-06-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Disability advocates fear travel cuts will pose major barrier for NDIS participants
Leaders in the disability sector are worried cuts to NDIS travel costs could pose a major barrier for those who need at-home support. Updated NDIS pricing comes into effect next month, and includes lowering the price at which participants can be charged for certain therapies. Guest: Michael Perusco, CEO, National Disability Services Michael Perusco, CEO, National Disability Services Producer: Kelly-Anne Taylor In a statement to the ABC, a National Disability Insurance Agency spokesperson says the changes are to ensure participants pay fair prices, with some of the current NDIS price limits exceeding market value by 68 per cent.
ABC News
25-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Western Australia cracks down on puppy farming
The era of buying a dog from a pet shop could well be over in Western Australia. From today, new anti-puppy farming laws come into effect that mean pet shops can sell dogs if they get them from a rescue centre. Guest: Karen Rhodes, President of Dogs Refuge Home Producer: Kelly-Anne Taylor
ABC News
23-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
In Britain, farmers are desperate for rainfall to save crops
For the past few weeks, Radio National Breakfast has investigated the dire effects of the drought engulfing South Australia, and parts of western Victoria and New South Wales... But Australian farmers aren't the only ones in desperate need of a drop of rain. In Britain, record sunshine and scant wet weather has left farmers desperate for rainfall to save their crops… It comes at a time of significant upheaval across the UK's agricultural industry – with changes in inheritance tax and three agriculturally significant deals signed in the last month. Guest: Andrew Meredith, editor of Farmers Weekly Producer: Kelly-Anne Taylor
