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National Disability Insurance Scheme

  • Jobs in NDIS Are ‘Real Jobs’: Treasurer Backs Growth Figures
    Jobs in NDIS Are ‘Real Jobs’: Treasurer Backs Growth Figures
    The treasurer argues jobs in the care sector should not be considered less important than private sector roles.
    October 17, 2024BY Rex Widerstrom
  • NDIS Trials Outcome-Based Payments Hoping to Improve Efficiency, Rein in Costs
    NDIS Trials Outcome-Based Payments Hoping to Improve Efficiency, Rein in Costs
    The pilot is expected to begin in 2025.
    September 27, 2024BY Naziya Alvi Rahman
  • NDIS Reform Bill Clears Senate: Spending Growth to Be Capped at 8 Percent
    NDIS Reform Bill Clears Senate: Spending Growth to Be Capped at 8 Percent
    The new NDIS legislation halts automatic top-ups, sets up flexible budgets, and excludes non-NDIA supports.
    August 22, 2024BY Naziya Alvi Rahman
  • Drugs, Luxury Goods Part of $2 Billion of Mistaken NDIS Spending: Senate Hearing
    Drugs, Luxury Goods Part of $2 Billion of Mistaken NDIS Spending: Senate Hearing
    'There would be thousands of cases where participants are claiming things that are not consistent with their plan,' ...
    June 4, 2024BY Alfred Bui
  • Alleged Disability Scheme Fraud Cases Before Court Top 100
    Alleged Disability Scheme Fraud Cases Before Court Top 100
    Work is underway to crack down on 'opportunists in the Australian community who see government money as an ...
    April 22, 2024BY AAP
  • Review Calls for ‘Automatic Access’ to NDIS to be Scrapped
    Review Calls for ‘Automatic Access’ to NDIS to be Scrapped
    The government will also roll out 'foundational supports' for all 2.5 million Australians with disability.
    December 7, 2023BY Henry Jom
  • States, Territories Agree to Pay More to Soften Ballooning NDIS Costs
    States, Territories Agree to Pay More to Soften Ballooning NDIS Costs
    The latest annual financial sustainability report projects the annual cost of the NDIS will hit $89.4 billion by ...
    December 6, 2023BY Rex Widerstrom
  • NDIS Architect Says Scheme Not Working as Intended
    NDIS Architect Says Scheme Not Working as Intended
    One of the key designers of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) concedes the program is not working ...
    June 30, 2023BY AAP
  • Federal Labor to Recoup Billions From NDIS Overhaul
    Federal Labor to Recoup Billions From NDIS Overhaul
    Australia’s Budget has revealed the Albanese government’s plan to save more than $74 billion over the next decade ...
    May 11, 2023BY Henry Jom
  • Greens Claim Cap on NDIS Spending a ‘Broken Promise’ to Disabled Australians
    Greens Claim Cap on NDIS Spending a ‘Broken Promise’ to Disabled Australians
    The Australian Greens have called the federal government's decision to place a cap on the National Disability Insurance ...
    May 1, 2023BY Victoria Kelly-Clark
  • Thousands of Cases of Abuse, Neglect of Disabled Australians Found in Report
    Thousands of Cases of Abuse, Neglect of Disabled Australians Found in Report
    Advocates are calling on the federal government to take immediate action on disability care homes after a watchdog ...
    January 17, 2023BY Victoria Kelly-Clark
  • We Must Choose Between Cutting Mass Welfare or Drowning in Debt, Economist Warns
    We Must Choose Between Cutting Mass Welfare or Drowning in Debt, Economist Warns
    One economist warns that Australian policymakers will need to make tough decisions sooner or later as the latest ...
    October 26, 2022BY Daniel Y. Teng
  • Minister Worried After Criminal Gangs Steal Billions From Australia’s Disability Insurance Scheme
    Minister Worried After Criminal Gangs Steal Billions From Australia’s Disability Insurance Scheme
    The federal minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Bill Shorten, has said he is deeply concerned ...
    August 18, 2022BY Victoria Kelly-Clark
  • $3 Billion a Month: Costs for Australia’s National Disability Scheme Continue to Soar
    $3 Billion a Month: Costs for Australia’s National Disability Scheme Continue to Soar
    Despite efforts by the previous federal government to bring costs under control, the budget for Australia's National Disability ...
    July 25, 2022BY Daniel Y. Teng
  • A More ‘Medicalised’ Society: Psychiatrist Warns of Overreliance on Professional Treatment
    A More ‘Medicalised’ Society: Psychiatrist Warns of Overreliance on Professional Treatment
    Over eight million Australians suffer from a long-term health problem, with 2,231,543 (nearly one in nine) reporting a ...
    June 28, 2022BY Daniel Y. Teng
  • NDIS Can’t Subsidise Everyone: New Minister Calls for Step-Up in Secondary Services
    NDIS Can’t Subsidise Everyone: New Minister Calls for Step-Up in Secondary Services
    One of the biggest challenges facing Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is that it has become the ...
    June 14, 2022BY Daniel Y. Teng
  • Australian Government Vows to Stamp Out $1.5 Billion in Disability Scheme Rip-Offs
    Australian Government Vows to Stamp Out $1.5 Billion in Disability Scheme Rip-Offs
    Australian government minister Bill Shorten has vowed to put an end to the fraud that is hurting the ...
    June 12, 2022BY Nina Nguyen
  • An ‘Absolute Mammoth’: Psychiatrist Issues Stark Warning as Australia’s Disability Scheme Costs Outstrip Medicare
    An ‘Absolute Mammoth’: Psychiatrist Issues Stark Warning as Australia’s Disability Scheme Costs Outstrip Medicare
    The massive costs of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)—tipped to hit $60 billion a year (US$42.7 billion) ...
    April 28, 2022BY Daniel Y. Teng
  • Public Health Spending Not Sustainable, Says John Howard-Era Advisor
    Public Health Spending Not Sustainable, Says John Howard-Era Advisor
    A former health advisor to the federal and Victorian state governments is calling for honesty on the sustainability ...
    April 22, 2022BY Daniel Y. Teng
  • Labor Pledges to Bolster Staff Numbers at National Disability Service
    Labor Pledges to Bolster Staff Numbers at National Disability Service
    Australia's centre-left Labor Party is promising to increase staff numbers at the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and ...
    April 18, 2022BY Daniel Y. Teng
  • Tennis Star Dylan Alcott Becomes First Person With Disability to Win Australian of the Year
    Tennis Star Dylan Alcott Becomes First Person With Disability to Win Australian of the Year
    Paralympian Dylan Alcott has been named 2022 Australian of the Year, becoming the first person with a disability to ...
    January 25, 2022BY Nina Nguyen
  • Disability Support Sector “Cut to the Bones” as Staff Furloughed Due to Virus
    Disability Support Sector “Cut to the Bones” as Staff Furloughed Due to Virus
    People with disability are missing out on vital services as a large number of the sectors aid workers ...
    January 14, 2022BY Nina Nguyen
  • National Disability Insurance Scheme Costs Ballooning Out of Control
    National Disability Insurance Scheme Costs Ballooning Out of Control
    The Australian federal and state governments will partner up within the next fortnight to develop a new financial sustainability ...
    August 16, 2021BY Rebecca Zhu
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