Imminent reform to rein in the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and mounting calls for the GST "no-worse-off guarantee" to be made permanent will dominate Wednesday's national cabinet meeting in Canberra. Key points: The federal government is seeking extra state contributions to the NDIS State and territory governments are lobbying for the GST "no-worse-off guarantee", due to expire …
Quick Read: In short: Disability advocates have described practices used against intellectually disabled children at an NDIS-funded provider as "sickening" Disability advocates have described practices used against intellectually disabled children at an NDIS-funded provider as "sickening" What's next? There are calls to ramp up regulation to ensure similar methods are not being used by other disability service providers Disability advocates …
Over its first decade, the National Disability Insurance Scheme has improved hundreds of thousands of lives across Australia. Key points: A long-running review of the NDIS has handed down an interim report, identifying five key areas of concern The authors are calling for feedback from the Australian public, especially people with disability The review will make its final report in …
Sue Grier has always worried about what might happen to her autistic son when she dies, but her concerns have grown due to proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. "For many, many years, William has had very little funding and the NDIS arrived and he's now been able to achieve some great things in his life," Ms Grier …