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Dylan Alcott: Australian of the Year calls for people with disability to be given free rapid antigen tests
Alcott’s call follows Coalition’s decision to allow NDIS participants to dip into their core funding to buy the devices
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The new Australian of the Year, Dylan Alcott, has joined calls for people with disability to be given free rapid antigen tests, arguing it would help them take part in society as the country opens up.
Alcott, a tennis champion and the first person with a visible disability to be awarded the gong, also used his acceptance speech on Tuesday night to emphasise the importance of fully funding the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS).
Read the original article at The Guardian