letter or email to various people
Subject:
Re: NDIS rejecting autistic children
Date:
Sat, 9 Jan 2021 11:25:08 +1100
From:
Bob Buckley (A4 Convenor) <convenor@a4.org.au>
To:
The Hon Stuart Robert MP <stuart.robert.mp@aph.gov.au>, MINISTERIAL <MINISTERIAL@ndis.gov.au>
Subject:
letter of protest about ignoring autism and misinformation from the Health Department
Date:
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 17:21:35 +1100
From:
Bob Buckley (A4 Convenor) <convenor@a4.org.au>
To:
Minister.Hunt@health.gov.au
CC:
Chris.Bowen.MP@aph.gov.au, Senator Jordon Steele-John <senator.steele-john@aph.gov.au>
Subject:
diagnoses and advice for autistic children
Date:
Thu, 7 Jan 2021 08:54:00 +1100
From:
Bob Buckley (A4 Convenor) <convenor@a4.org.au>
To:
racp@racp.edu.au, paediatrics@markdesouza.net, racgp@racgp.org.au
Dear sir/madam
Previously, A4 wrote to the Prime Minister about an incident where police were called to a school and a young student was handcuffed. The Prime Minister did not respond.
A4 received a response (MC20-042016) from the federal Health Department to its letter to the Prime Minister.
The Health Department's response is extremely disappointing: it ignores the issues raised and shows severe misunderstanding of the needs of autistic Australians.
A4 wrote back immediately.
The Hon Scott Morrison MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
A4 wrote to the Prime Minister on 29/10/2020 about police handcuffing a young autistic girl at school.
A4 received a letter (link below) than ignores the issues raised.
A4 sent a Freedom of Information request to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on 24/11/2020
The Department sent its response on 24/12/2020 - see links to the documents below.
Basically, the documents show how little regard the Government has for members of the community, especially the more vulnerable members of the community. The Government's goal was to provide the most minimal response to issues and concerns raised.
Subject:
Freedom of Information Request - records and responses to contact message form
Subject:
Re: FOI/2020/274 - Freedom of information - request for advice concerning your request [SEC=OFFICIAL]
Date:
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:28:24 +1100
From:
Bob Buckley (A4 Convenor) <convenor@a4.org.au>
To:
FOI <FOI@pmc.gov.au>
Dear madam/sir
I'm sorry but my email system put the email below into my spam folder. I only found it today when I had a call from your section looking for a response.
A4 wrote to The Hon G. Hunt MP, Minister for Health, on 11/8/2020 about mental health support for autistic Australians. Having not received a reply, A4 wrote again on the 1/11/2020 (see A4's email to the Minister).
A4 received an email on 8/12/2020 (at 6.22pm) that contained a PDF file of a letter (reference MC20-033766) dated 28/9/2020 (see below). It seems to have taken over 2 months to email this letter to A4.
The letter claims:
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4) received a letter (MC20-161556, 27/11/2020 — see below) from The Hon. Ben Morton MP, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The letter references A4's letter to the Prime Minister on 9/10/2020 (see https://a4.org.au/node/2243).
The letter to the Prime Minister asks one simple question:
What steps will you take to cease the war these Government officials are waging on Autistic Australians?
The letter also highlights A4's unanswered questions policy.
| Subject: | Fwd: mental health support for autistic Australians |
|---|---|
| Date: | Sun, 1 Nov 2020 07:51:28 +1100 |
| From: | Bob Buckley (A4 Convenor) <convenor@a4.org.au> |
| To: | Minister.Hunt@health.gov.au |
The Hon Greg Hunt MP
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives, Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Dear Minister The Hon Greg Hunt MP
Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia (A4) has not received a response to the email below. This means A4's Unanswered Questions policy comes into effect.
