{"id":6226,"date":"2026-05-26T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/?page_id=6226"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:08:40","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6226\" class=\"elementor elementor-6226\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c78b9e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c78b9e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cff430e e-con-full home-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cff430e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NDIS-Changes-Now-in-Effect-What-You-Need-to-Know.png 940w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NDIS-Changes-Now-in-Effect-What-You-Need-to-Know-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NDIS-Changes-Now-in-Effect-What-You-Need-to-Know-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NDIS-Changes-Now-in-Effect-What-You-Need-to-Know-600x383.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6d2bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a6d2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2e5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd2e5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/ndis-changes-now-in-effect-what-you-need-to-know\/\">NDIS Changes Now in Effect: What You Need to Know<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabfb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aabfb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4850f24 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/2026\/08\/28\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>28 August 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48989de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"48989de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNew NDIS legislative changes took effect on 27 August 2026, impacting plan reassessments, record keeping,\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a375ec1 elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a375ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm 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https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Community-update--600x383.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6d2bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a6d2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2e5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd2e5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/ndis-reforms-community-update\/\">NDIS Reforms Community Update<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabfb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aabfb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4850f24 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/2026\/08\/27\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>27 August 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48989de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"48989de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Melba's NDIS reforms update, including funding changes, SIL supports, appeals, advocacy and guidance for\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a375ec1 elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a375ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/ndis-reforms-community-update\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6208\" class=\"elementor elementor-6208 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7712 post-7712 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news category-ndis-reforms-updates\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cbecd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77cbecd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06b6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b06b6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NDIS-legislation-amended.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NDIS-legislation-amended.png 940w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NDIS-legislation-amended-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NDIS-legislation-amended-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NDIS-legislation-amended-600x383.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6d2bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a6d2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2e5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd2e5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/ndis-legislation-amended\/\">NDIS legislation amended to better protect people with complex support needs<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabfb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aabfb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4850f24 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/2026\/08\/19\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>19 August 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48989de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"48989de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe passing of amendments to the proposed NDIS legislation is a positive step for many\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a375ec1 elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a375ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/ndis-legislation-amended\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6208\" class=\"elementor elementor-6208 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7328 post-7328 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news category-ndis-reforms-updates\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cbecd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77cbecd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06b6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b06b6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Australian-Human-Rights-Commission-statement-.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7331\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Australian-Human-Rights-Commission-statement-.png 940w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Australian-Human-Rights-Commission-statement--300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Australian-Human-Rights-Commission-statement--768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Australian-Human-Rights-Commission-statement--600x383.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6d2bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a6d2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2e5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd2e5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/human-rights-commission-call-on-ndis-reforms\/\">Melba Support Services welcomes Human Rights Commission call to Australia Government to \u201chit pause\u201d on NDIS reform Bill<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabfb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aabfb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4850f24 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/2026\/08\/06\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>6 August 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48989de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"48989de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMelba Support Services acknowledges the concerns raised by the Australian Human Rights Commission regarding the\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a375ec1 elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a375ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/human-rights-commission-call-on-ndis-reforms\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6208\" class=\"elementor elementor-6208 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7312 post-7312 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cbecd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77cbecd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06b6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b06b6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-home-your-choice-your-voice.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-home-your-choice-your-voice.png 940w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-home-your-choice-your-voice-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-home-your-choice-your-voice-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-home-your-choice-your-voice-600x383.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6d2bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a6d2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2e5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd2e5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/your-home-your-choice-your-voice\/\">Your home, your choice, your voice<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabfb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aabfb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4850f24 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/2026\/08\/05\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>5 August 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48989de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"48989de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEveryone has the right to have a say about where they live, who they live\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a375ec1 elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a375ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/your-home-your-choice-your-voice\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"6208\" class=\"elementor elementor-6208 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7239 post-7239 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-news category-ndis-reforms-updates\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cbecd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77cbecd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06b6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b06b6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Proposed-SIL-changes-1.png?wsr\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Proposed-SIL-changes-1.png 940w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Proposed-SIL-changes-1-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Proposed-SIL-changes-1-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Proposed-SIL-changes-1-600x383.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6d2bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a6d2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd2e5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd2e5ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/latest-news\/proposed-changes-to-supported-independent-living\/\">What proposed changes to Supported Independent Living could mean<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabfb03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"aabfb03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4850f24 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/2026\/08\/04\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>4 August 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48989de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"48989de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Australian Government is asking people what they think about possible changes to Supported Independent\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a375ec1 elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a375ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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