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NDIS
National Disability Insurance Scheme Saves $1 Billion
The NDIS was slated to grow by 19 percent this financial year, but ended up growing 12 percent instead.
November 1, 2024
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Bill Shorten Announces Retirement, Set for New Career in Academia
Shorten has said his decision was driven by an interest in changing careers.
September 4, 2024
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
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
Billion Dollar Question as Liberals, Greens Seek to Delay NDIS Amendment
NDIS minister Bill Shorten has accused the Greens and Liberals of playing politics by delaying an amendment to ...
June 24, 2024
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
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
Minister Under Pressure for Hiring Speechwriter for $640,000
A professional speechwriter will be paid around $300,000 a year to assist NDIS Minister Bill Shorten, despite there ...
June 3, 2024
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
Businessman Sentenced to 12 Years Behind Bars Over $395 Million NDIS Fraud
The businessman pleaded guilty to 2 counts of falsifying documents and 2 counts of obtaining financial advantage by ...
May 25, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
‘Needs to Be Made Sustainable’: PM to Lower Future NDIS Funding Increases
'It's all difficult stuff, making sure that we can make the NDIS the best version of itself, including ...
May 21, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
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
Disability Service Cops $1.8 Million Fine for Burns Death
'Almost the maximum penalty has been awarded with respect to the specific contraventions closely aligned with Ms. Lucas's ...
April 17, 2024
BY
AAP
Minister Says Sex Offenders Only a Tiny Segment of NDIS Recipients
'There are some people, when they come out of jail, we have an obligation to provide disability supports ...
April 8, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
‘Alarming’: Number of Australians on Welfare Jumps to 2.1 Million
Recipients of NDIS make up an overwhelming 86 percent of the growth to the total number of people ...
April 7, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
Disability Provider Faces $1.8 Million Fine Over Burns Death
Kyah Lucas suffered burns to 35 percent of her body when she was bathed at her home by ...
March 26, 2024
BY
AAP
Crackdown Vowed on Inflated NDIS Prices
People would be empowered to dob in providers ripping off disabled people.
December 16, 2023
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
Cost Blowouts Prompt Stricter Criteria for NDIS Autism Access
This potential change has sparked discussions about the impact on families, and advocates emphasised the need for a ...
November 21, 2023
BY
Isabella Rayner
Stronger Protections for Australians With Disabilities
Disabled Australians could soon have stronger protections for their rights and safety when seeking support services.
September 13, 2023
BY
AAP
NDIS Providers Banned For Life Following ‘Despicable’ System Rort: Minister
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Minister Bill Shorten has announced that two providers from South Australia (SA) associated ...
September 4, 2023
BY
Victoria Kelly-Clark
NDIS Under Secret Cost Cutting Regime By Albanese Government, Greens Allege
Greens spokesperson for Disability Senator Jordan Steele-John has alleged that the federal Labor government has implemented a secret ...
September 1, 2023
BY
Victoria Kelly-Clark
NDIS Reforms Showing Signs of Recovery
Reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme are generating signs of improvement, with NDIS Minister Bill Shorten saying ...
August 21, 2023
BY
Isabella Rayner
More Than $400M in NDIS Payments Being Investigated for Fraud
Fraudsters who take advantage of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been put on notice after the ...
August 4, 2023
BY
Henry Jom
Shorten Says ADHD Diagnosis ‘Not a Ticket’ to the NDIS
The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Bill Shorten, has rejected calls to allow people who ...
July 7, 2023
BY
Henry Jom
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
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
Shorten Pledges to Eliminate ‘Predatory’ NDIS Providers
Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme is here for the long term, but the minister in charge says serious ...
April 17, 2023
BY
AAP
Labor Under Scrutiny for Billion Dollar Public Spending Blowout
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley has criticised Labor for lacking constraints in spending following the centre-left ...
March 1, 2023
BY
Nina Nguyen
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Jacki Thrapp
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