The government will slash spending in real terms on the National Disability Insurance Scheme over four years, as it undertakes a massive “reset” of the program. People with lower support needs will be moved off the scheme and over the next two years the average spending on plans will reduce […]
Disability
In one of the most extraordinary political upsets in recent Australian history, disability advocate Ali France has unseated Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in the federal seat of Dickson — ending his 24-year reign and delivering a defining blow to the Coalition. France, a former journalist, para-athlete and communications professional, flipped […]
The head of Australia’s peak body representing young people with disability has warned that increasing government scrutiny on NDIS fraud, while necessary, risks fuelling damaging public perceptions and diverting attention from urgent reforms — particularly in education and regulation. Former South Australian Senator, Skye Kakoschke-Moore, and CEO of Children and […]
The First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN), a national organisation governed by Indigenous Australians with lived experience of disability, is intensifying its call for cultural inclusion in the country’s disability support services. Representing a significant portion of Australia’s First Peoples, FPDN advocates for tailored programs that meet the unique cultural […]
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), introduced to provide essential support to Australians living with disabilities, has faced increasing challenges, not only in delivering services but in dealing with rampant fraud. As much as one-fifth of the scheme’s annual disability funding, amounting to an estimated $8 billion, has been siphoned […]
Many Australians with disability feel on the edge of a precipice right now. Recommendations from the disability royal commission and the NDIS review were released late last year. Now a draft NDIS reform bill has been tabled. In this series, experts examine what new proposals could mean for people with disability. […]
