Disability agency adds nearly 2,000 new employees while trying to rein in costs
The agency that runs the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has defended hiring nearly 2,000 new employees last…
Banned NDIS provider filmed entering disability housing
A man banned from working in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and having any contact with the…
How living with a disability in regional Australia poses extra challenges
Grace fell yesterday. As she fell, she hit her hand on a cupboard and tore skin off the…
Canberra father shocked by sudden closure of specialist autism early intervention centre
It was 4:30pm on a Wednesday when Canberran Ben Paine found out his daughter’s combined childcare and specialist…
Parents and disability advocates shocked as specialist service AEIOU closes with no notice
Petula Laporte, whose four-year-old son Callum has a level three autism diagnosis, received an email yesterday informing her…
NDIS ordered to fund mobility scooter in ‘extremely significant’ Federal Court ruling
The Federal Court has made an “extremely significant” ruling by ordering the agency that runs the National Disability…
Advocates fear My Aged Care funding algorithm could become Australia’s next robodebt
Each morning Gaynor Crossan lovingly prepares her husband of 57 years for the day ahead. It’s a complicated…
Gold Coast couple accused of breaching freezing orders a second time amid alleged NDIS fraud investigation
The wife of a Gold Coast businessman who is alleged to have squandered tens of millions of dollars…
Unscrupulous NDIS providers using inducements to recruit remote NT participants
People with disabilities in remote Northern Territory communities are being targeted by unscrupulous NDIS providers using high-pressure sales…
Mother of autistic children shares experience in wake of suspected double murder-suicide
A mother of two children with disabilities living in regional WA wants other families to know there is…
Model revealed for Thriving Kids, the NDIS alternative for some children with developmental delay or autism
After months of uncertainty and speculation, the federal government has revealed how its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)…
Albany surf school finds a way to ignite NDIS participants’ passion for sport
Max Forster-Ross can’t get enough of surfing. “It’s just bloody awesome,” he said. Mr Forster-Ross began participating in…