Australia news live: $42m national autism plan to be launched as Rishworth expected to take NDIS portfolio

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Australia news live: $42m national autism plan to be launched as Rishworth expected to take NDIS portfolio
Author: Martin Farrer
Published: Jan, 13 2025 19:37

NSW police are investigating the theft of a car and a subsequent crash in Sydney’s south-west this morning. A 48-year-old man was at a car wash in Macquarie Fields at about 3.30am when he was threatened by three people armed with a knife, police said in a statement.

Two of them took his car, as well as his mobile phone and wallet, while a third followed on a scooter. Around 45 minutes later a woman reported she’d been involved in a crash at Ambarvale with a car matching the description of the stolen vehicle. She told police that after the head-on crash two people got out of the other vehicle and left on a scooter. She was treated for chest injuries by paramedics after her car’s airbag was triggered by the impact.

Crime scenes have now been established in both Macquarie Fields and Ambarvale and police have appealed for anyone with dashcam footage of either incident to contact them. Improving the lives of autistic people and dismantling harmful attitudes barring their participation in society are the goals of a new $42.3m plan, Australian Associated Press reports.

Australia’s first national autism strategy will be launched on Tuesday by Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth, outlining 22 commitments to boost wellbeing. Almost $20m across four years will go to a peer support program to provide lived-experience advice for autistic people under an initial two-year action plan to roll out practical measures.

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