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National Disability Insurance Scheme
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, 2024
BY
Rex Widerstrom
NDIS Trials Outcome-Based Payments Hoping to Improve Efficiency, Rein in Costs
The pilot is expected to begin in 2025.
September 27, 2024
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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, 2024
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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, 2024
BY
Alfred Bui
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, 2024
BY
AAP
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, 2023
BY
Henry Jom
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, 2023
BY
Rex Widerstrom
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, 2023
BY
AAP
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, 2023
BY
Henry Jom
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, 2023
BY
Victoria Kelly-Clark
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, 2023
BY
Victoria Kelly-Clark
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, 2022
BY
Daniel Y. Teng
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, 2022
BY
Victoria Kelly-Clark
$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, 2022
BY
Daniel Y. Teng
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, 2022
BY
Daniel Y. Teng
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, 2022
BY
Daniel Y. Teng
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, 2022
BY
Nina Nguyen
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, 2022
BY
Daniel Y. Teng
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, 2022
BY
Daniel Y. Teng
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, 2022
BY
Daniel Y. Teng
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, 2022
BY
Nina Nguyen
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, 2022
BY
Nina Nguyen
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, 2021
BY
Rebecca Zhu
TOP NEWS
Trump on Iran Conflict: Troops Staying Until ‘We Have a Completion’
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T.J. Muscaro
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4hr
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Jacki Thrapp
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T.J. Muscaro
Israel Strikes Beirut Days After US-Supported Ceasefire Announcement
6hr
By
Jack Phillips
Former Utah Attorney General Fights the Evil That Lurks in Quiet Places
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Savannah Hulsey Pointer
US Forces Shoot Down 2 Iranian Drones as Pakistani Interior Minister Visits Tehran
8hr
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Jacki Thrapp
US Won’t Unfreeze Iran’s Assets Before Peace Deal Is Reached, Trump Says
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Jacki Thrapp
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Mercura Wang
Eli Lilly Poised to Suspend Drug Discounts to Large Hospitals
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Lawrence Wilson
US Bankruptcy Filings Increase 7 Percent Yearly
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Naveen Athrappully
Treasury Department Seeks to Redirect Iranian Assets to Gulf Nations for War Damages
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Melanie Sun