Not-for-profit disability services are closing due to untenably low price caps, NDIS architect warns

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Providers report a median operating loss of nearly 4% in the last financial year – with losses totalling about 12% over five years

Not-for-profit disability services that support some of the most vulnerable Australians are being forced to close and exit the national disability insurance scheme because of untenably low price caps for NDIS services, one of the architects of the scheme has warned.

“For some years, many of us in the sector have been telling the National Disability Insurance Agency that flaws in their pricing are contributing to not-for-profit registered providers of disability services going broke,” warned Martin Laverty, who is now the CEO of not-for-profit disability provider Aruma.

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Gold watch belonging to couple who died together on the Titanic sells for $2.3 million – CBS News

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  1. Gold watch belonging to couple who died together on the Titanic sells for $2.3 million  CBS News
  2. Titanic Passenger’s Pocket Watch Sells for $2.3 Million  The New York Times
  3. Titanic passenger Isidor Straus's pocket watch sells for $2.3 million  NBC News
  4. Man Died on Titanic Wearing Watch That Just Sold for Historic $2.3M. As Ship Sank, Wife Refused to Leave His Side  People.com
  5. They chose to die together on the Titanic. Now a reminder of their love story is going on sale  CNN
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Taps are running dry in Iran. Decades of bad decisions are to blame. – The Washington Post

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  1. Taps are running dry in Iran. Decades of bad decisions are to blame.  The Washington Post
  2. President of Iran Says It’s Forced to Move Its Entire Capital City  Yahoo
  3. Tehran's Pezeshkian says moving capital unavoidable  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Iranians pray for rain as households struggle with water shortage  Nikkei Asia
  5. Iran’s Water Crisis Is a Warning to Other Countries  carnegieendowment.org
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Was Gaza’s destruction, death toll needed for Israel’s war? – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. Was Gaza's destruction, death toll needed for Israel's war?  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Young man documents Gaza’s untold stories of Israel’s genocide in book  Al Jazeera
  3. Gaza Between Dehumanization and Steadfastness  islamtimes.com
  4. Tears Of Blood  The Citizen - Independent Journalism | Indian News | The Citizen
  5. Gaza is on the brink of psychological collapse, as entire generations are left traumatised by genocide  thecanary.co
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Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years – The Guardian

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  1. Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years  The Guardian
  2. Air India, Akasa cancel flights after Ethiopia volcano erupts  Reuters
  3. Ethiopian volcano erupts after lying dormant for 12,000 years  Al Jazeera
  4. 'Multiple flights cancelled': Ethiopian volcanic ash enters India, drifts towards Himalaya — 10 things to  Times of India
  5. Ethiopian volcano eruption sends ash to Delhi, hitting flight operations  BBC
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China criticises Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan – Reuters

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  1. China criticises Japan's plan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan  Reuters
  2. China Cancels Flights to Japan After Warning to Citizens  Newsweek
  3. The real reason behind China’s fury toward Japan’s Takaichi  CNN
  4. Japan ‘crossed a red line’ with Taiwan remarks, Chinese foreign minister says  Politico
  5. Japan to Deploy Missiles to Island Near Taiwan, Minister Says  Bloomberg.com
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Dharmendra, Bollywood’s ‘He Man’ and one of its most enduring stars, dies at 89

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India’s prime minister among those paying tribute to celebrated actor whose career spanned six decades

Dharmendra, one of the most enduring stars of India’s Bollywood cinema, has died at the age of 89.

Born Dharam Singh Deol, but later known as Dharmendra, he rose to fame in the 1960s and became one of the most celebrated and popular stars of Indian cinema in a career that spanned six decades.

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‘We cannot remain silent’: 400 Gush Etzion residents sign petition against settler attacks – The Times of Israel

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  1. ‘We cannot remain silent’: 400 Gush Etzion residents sign petition against settler attacks  The Times of Israel
  2. Israeli figures warn state has ‘lost control’ as West Bank settlers attack  The Washington Post
  3. Surge in Israeli settler violence shakes West Bank  Financial Times
  4. Settlers set fire to cars in latest West Bank arson as Israeli PM convenes meeting about settler violence  CNN
  5. Netanyahu convenes cabinet on settler violence in the West Bank that continues unabated  NBC News
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81

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Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now

Jimmy Cliff, the singer and actor whose mellifluous voice helped to turn reggae into a global phenomenon, has died aged 81.

A message from his wife Latifa Chambers on Instagram reads: “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia. I am thankful for his family, friends, fellow artists and coworkers who have shared his journey with him. To all his fans around the world, please know that your support was his strength throughout his whole career … Jimmy, my darling, may you rest in peace. I will follow your wishes.” Her message was also signed by their children, Lilty and Aken.

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Cameroon’s opposition leader Tchiroma Bakary in The Gambia after fleeing for his safety – BBC

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  1. Cameroon's opposition leader Tchiroma Bakary in The Gambia after fleeing for his safety  BBC
  2. Gambia takes in Cameroon opposition leader after election-linked protests  Reuters
  3. Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia for ‘safety’ after disputed vote  Al Jazeera
  4. Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia after contested election  AP News
  5. The Gambia’s silent shelter for Cameroon’s opposition leader Tchiroma Bakary  The Africa Report
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