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‘Nightmare scenario for disabled people’: NDIS overhaul risks lives, advocates say

Sweeping changes to the way National Disability Insurance Scheme support plans are generated criticised amid fears they amount to ‘robo-planning’

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'Cowboys and fly-by-nighters' no longer covered by NDIS

A list of supports that can and cannot be paid for under the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been released, providing clarity to those with disability.

AAP

What does a building need to call itself 'accessible' – and is that enough?

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) review and the disability royal commission’s final report both highlighted the crucial role of accessible buildings and homes in ensuring the inclusion of people with disabilities.

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Taken together, the NDIS review and the royal commission recommendations could transform disability housing

A home – in the physical and emotional sense – is foundational to living an ordinary life with a feeling of inclusion. National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants with the highest support needs require housing and living services. Disability can make living in mainstream housing impossible for some people, or…

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States agree to do more heavy lifting on disability, in exchange for extra health and GST funding

The Albanese government has promised extra funding for health and to extend its top-up of the GST, in exchange for the states undertaking more of the heavy lifting on disability to help curb the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s cost blowout.

The Conversation

What is the hospital funding agreement politicians are talking about today?

National Cabinet meets today to discuss three big issues in Commonwealth-state financial relations: GST allocation, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding, and a Commonwealth government proposal to kick-start negotiations on a new National Health Reform Agreement, to take effect in July 2025.

The Conversation

The disability royal commission recommendations could fix some of the worst living conditions – but that's just the start

The bite mark on Ashlee’s cheek, her broken teeth and other photos of injuries from assaults in disability housing are some of the haunting images emerging from the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. It’s hard to fathom how someone could commit these brutal…

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Teen brothers with disabilities found naked and locked in room, commission hears

Counsel assisting the commission to submit that the violence, abuse and neglect suffered by the brothers was preventable, inquiry told

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: NDIA chair Kurt Fearnley on 'fundamental' reform of the disability scheme

The federal government is trying to contain the exploding cost of the landmark National Disability Insurance Scheme – especially difficult given the fears of vulnerable people who rely on it.

The Conversation

Indigenous face double NDIS disadvantage, network says

Reform of the National Disability Insurance Scheme must include a focus on helping Indigenous Australians, an advocacy group says.

AAP

Blunt message after alleged $3.3m NDIS fraud

People thinking of defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been put on notice with the government keen on a "clean up" following allegations.

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Bipartisan support for NDIS despite increasing costs

The prime minister says the National Disability Insurance Scheme is supported across the parliament although costs are growing at an "extraordinary" rate.

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Unregistered NDIS providers are in the firing line – but lots of participants have good reasons for using them

There has been a lot of debate recently about the quality, safety and cost of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) services. Some of it relates to the types of providers people purchase services from.

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Serial fraudster's lawyer asks judge not to impose 'crushing' prison sentence

The barrister for a serial fraudster who scammed an elderly man out of $120,000 last year and defrauded the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has asked a judge not to impose a "crushing" sentence on her client.

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Big cash injection for disability services

The federal budget includes an extra $8.8 billion for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with extra frontline staff to be rolled out.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle health insurer NIB's plan to build a chain of NDIS plan providers

NIB moves into the NDIS

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on NDIS reform and the Optus fallout

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a landmark reform of the last decade. But while delivering much benefit, it has operational problems and its cost has escalated dramatically – currently around $30 billion annually, there have been suggestions it could reach $60 billion. The scheme looms as one of…

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More Australians are being prescribed ADHD medication than ever, but myths about the neurological condition still remain

Millions of Australians are being treated for ADHD but misconceptions about the condition's treatment, diagnosis and who it effects still linger.

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'They treat you like a person, they ask you what you want': what NDIS participants value in support workers

When the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was established almost a decade ago, it was envisaged people with disability would be empowered consumers. It was hoped their customer insights would shape new services designed to meet their specific needs and preferences.

ABC News

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announces plan to free up hospital beds as WA backlog revealed

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announces a plan to clear a backlog of almost 180 patients with disabilities who have been stuck in WA hospitals, in a move that could save taxpayers millions.

The Conversation

Income redistribution or social insurance? A federal MP considers the future of the welfare state

The Albanese government has something of an embarrassment of intellectual riches, with no less than three of its MPs holding PhDs in economics. Two of them, Andrew Charlton and Andrew Leigh, are also prolific authors with at least a dozen books between them.

ABC News

Disability support worker shortage worsened by low pay, COVID-19 and doubts about careers

Nick McAllister relies on disability support worker Lorraine Abel to help him with the tasks in life he finds difficult. But the sector is facing a severe worker shortage and many clients aren't getting the support they need.

ABC News

People living with multiple sclerosis join growing chorus for reforms to 'clearly broken' NDIS

People living with multiple sclerosis are joining calls for urgent reforms to the "broken" NDIS system that's left many with either not enough funding or none at all amid a lack of awareness of their neurological condition.

ABC News

Bill Shorten issues NDIS fraud crackdown warning as woman jailed, another charged

Service providers rorting the National Disability Insurance Scheme are being targeted as part of a new crackdown.

The Conversation

'Use it or lose it' – getting NDIS funding is only half the battle for participants

Around 4.5 million Australians live with disability but less than 13% of them are covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Getting into the scheme is one thing. But many NDIS participants find using their funding is yet another.

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