Anti-immigration protests, dramatic NDIS changes + camping to get through uni placement

About this episode

The episode discusses anti-immigration protests, potential changes to the NDIS, and the challenges faced by university students during mandatory placements.

Violence broke out in Belfast after a man was stabbed and police arrested a Sudanese man on "suspicion of attempted murder". There have been violent anti-immigration protests in the UK broadly, in South Africa too and then there was the March for Australia protests earlier this year. So, is there a link in the anti-immigrant sentiment being seen in some countries? Plus, if the government's new NDIS bill passes, about 300,000 people could either be removed or prevented from accessing the scheme over the next four years. How will that impact people with disability? And what needs to happen for this bill to pass? And, mandatory unpaid placements are still leaving many uni students vulnerable — some are literally sleeping in swags to get through their mandatory placement. Listen now: 01:14 - Anti-immigration protests 12:45 - NDIS bill senate inquiry 20:01 - Camping for placement Guests: Sukhmani Khorana, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW Sydney Nas Campanella, ABC Disability Affairs Reporter Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight…

People in this episode

Guests: Sukhmani Khorana, Nas Campanella

Topics covered

• anti-immigration protests
• NDIS changes
• university placements
• disability rights
• social issues

Keywords

• anti-immigration
• NDIS
• Belfast
• university placements
• disability
• protests
• South Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NDIS, triple j

Places: Belfast, UK, South Africa, UNSW Sydney

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