The Latest Breaking News from NDIS

This week, the South Australian government announced the appointment of Emily Bourke to the role of assistant minister for autism. It’s the first portfolio of its kind in Australia.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare last month released its report on people with disability. It shows two in three people with disability aged 35 to 44 years have parenting responsibilities and over one in five people with intellectual disability aged 15 to 44 years have children.

Venita Brown is unable to leave hospital after recovering from a stroke because the place she and her partner James Paul have been living — an industrial shed in southern Tasmania — has been deemed unsuitable.

A social enterprise outside of Cairns providing mental health therapy and giving beef cattle a second chance is set to become a part of the NDIS

Eighteen months ago, a Melbourne woman named Leila had a stroke and went to a local hospital. After medical support over a few weeks, Leila was ready to be discharged from the hospital, but required some specialist support due to her disability.

Some people who rely on the National Disability Insurance Scheme claim it has an adversarial approach that is pushing them to despair, with lengthy battles over funding becoming increasingly common.

A review of a disability accommodation service in Adelaide has raised significant issues with the quality of care being provided.

A review into transitional accommodation for people with disabilities who have been discharged from hospital has found some people are getting stuck at facilities almost permanently, amid reports from patients that they are receiving substandard care.

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability continues. Its terms of reference acknowledge “the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability”.