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Julie CrossNational Social Affairs Reporter

Julie Cross is the national social affairs reporter for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser. She writes about aged care, child care, women’s issues, disability, education, family and consumer trends and immigration. She has previously written for British and Irish national newspapers. If you have a story contact her at julie.cross@news.com.au

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438 people affected as NDIS service provider suspended

Next steps have emerged for hundreds of vulnerable people have been affected by the suspension of major NDIS service provider Cocoon SDA Care.

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‘Serious’ safety concerns: NDIS provider suspended

NDIS provider Cocoon SDA Care has been suspended by the national watchdog after it uncovered “serious” safety concerns.

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‘Stolen our trust’: NDIS staffer leaks 43,000 names to friends

The mother-of-two passed the details of tens of thousands of participants to friends so they had the “inside running” on who needed services to chase new clients.

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Zaffar Khan, corporate Strategist at Cocoon SDA Care, gives tips on how to become a successful businessman on his popular TikTok account @zaffar.i.khan

TikTok influencer’s role in NDIS group under investigation

A self-proclaimed business expert who has thousands of followers on TikTok is behind an NDIS business which has allegedly not paid some of its staff for four weeks.

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‘Toxic, chauvinistic’: Staff turn on company running NDIS

‘Backstabbing’: Staff turn on ‘toxic’ agency running NDIS

Employees are lifting the lid on what it is really like to work for the National Disability Insurance Agency, where the CEO is paid more than the PM. Read their shocking remarks.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. , PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING, Mackenzie Anderson who was allegedly murdered in Mayfield by her ex

No point in DV funding if we don’t believe women

We can keep throwing money at dealing with Australia’s domestic violence problem, but first we need to believe women like victim Mackenzie Anderson when they seek help, says Julie Cross.

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pay woes and injuries exposed at NDIS provider that claims its one of the best workplaces in the country.

NDIA being taken to court by provider Cocoon SDA Care

A registered NDIS business facing damning allegations, including that of a teenager who was injured with a knife, says it is taking action against the National Disability Insurance Agency.

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