NDIS bill creates funding cut powers, civil penalties and stricter test for access

Legislation designed to save $35 billion in NDIS spending is introduced to parliament, revealing new powers for the minister to cut funding to classes of supports, automate some decisions and create ...
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'Thriving Kids' and a fresh growth target: The new NDIS announcements explained

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has transformed the lives of its participants, but hard questions about the scheme's future are again being asked. On Wednesday, Disability and NDIS ...

‘Not silly’: Senator with disability’s big question about NDIS cuts

An Australian senator living with a disability has accused the government of a “fundamental disconnect” over NDIS and fraud.
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From cost blowouts to fraud and benefits, here's everything you need to know about the NDIS

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Minister Mark Butler has announced a number of significant changes to the scheme that will slash growth and reduce the number of participants from more than ...
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Draft NDIS bill is the first step to reform – but some details have disability advocates worried

Since the review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released its recommendations in December, there has been a series of Town Hall events to discuss them around the country – but no ...
The Conversation

A decade on, the NDIS has had triumphs, challenges and controversies. Where to from here?

Officially launched in July 2013, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) reached full rollout in 2020. The idea for such a scheme existed since the Whitlam government in the 1970s, but only ...