We recently hosted Labor Candidate for Lyons, Rebecca White and National Disability Service (NDS) CEO Michael Perusco to our northern suburb respite property.
The visit focused on discussing key disability sector priorities for the upcoming federal election. Nexus CEO Mark Jessop highlighted the implementation of foundational supports as one of the key priorities for NDIS providers like Nexus who deliver services to many children and young people with complex support needs.
Thank you to Hobart Observer for featuring this visit in the news. News Story:
Hobart Observer, April 2025 edition
Headline: Disability sector issues on the agenda
Story: Local disability provider Nexus welcomed Labor Candidate for Lyons, Rebecca White and National Disability Service (NDS) CEO, Michael Perusco, to their northern suburbs respite property in the lead up to the Federal election.
The visit focused on discussing key disability sector priorities for the upcoming federal election with Mr Perusco highlighting the importance of all political parties committing to a sustainable disability service system.
“The NDIS is our most significant social reform in a generation but to keep it sustainable requires sustainable quality providers and we can no longer take that for granted,” Mr Perusco said.
Alongside changes like tiered pricing and universal registration, NDS lists the implementation of foundational supports as another key priority, one that is crucial for NDIS providers like Nexus who deliver services to many children and young people with complex support needs.
“Nexus prides itself on providing high-quality, client-centred services to people with complex support needs,” Nexus CEO Mark Jessop said, “but our ability to continue providing this specialist support remains in the balance, and depends on government funding and the successful roll out of these new foundational supports.”
Labor Candidate Rebecca White said all Australians deserve to live with dignity and the NDIS has helped to “transform so many lives”.
“I am proud of what has been achieved since the NDIS was introduced by the Gillard Labor government and hope that I can continue to build on this legacy if I am elected to represent our community in Canberra,” Ms White said.
National Disability Services is Australia’s peak body for disability service organisations, and Australia’s biggest and most diverse network of disability service providers. NDS members collectively operate several thousand services for more than 300,000 Australians with disability and employ a workforce of more than 100,000 people.
NDS is committed to a sustainable and diverse disability service sector, underpinned by the provision of high-quality, evidence-based practices and supports that strengthen, safeguard and provide greater choice for people with disability in Australia.
For more information about NDS’s 2025 Federal election campaign, please visit: https://nds.org.au/resources/all-resources/federal-election-2025