Vulnerable outback residents allege Remote Mobility takes payments from them, then disappears
Russell Burns struggles to walk and can barely leave his house. The 64-year-old lives in the small town…
Calls for road map for disability employment providers after Bedford’s troubles
In the corner of a warehouse in Adelaide, the whirr and click of machines blend with the crinkling…
Occupational Therapy Australia survey finds two in five Australians had to pause work, education, hobbies due to injury or illness
A friend’s wedding nine years ago was the last time Leonie Dean used her legs to dance. The…
Defunct NDIS provider given record $2.2 million penalty after Queensland man fatally hit by car
A record fine has been handed to an NDIS provider that failed to supervise a participant living with…
Non-profit multiple sclerosis organisation MS Society SA & NT in voluntary administration
Non-profit organisation Multiple Sclerosis SA & NT has gone into voluntary administration. In an email to donors, supporters…
Riverina family grapples with daughter’s devastating childhood dementia diagnosis
When Rachel Anderson and Elijah Marshall noticed their daughter Hannah struggling to remember things she had just done,…
Australians too dependent on government, says Sussan Ley
Sussan Ley will warn in her first major economic speech as opposition leader that Australians are too dependent…
Fewer Aussies would need NDIS if government boosted mental health support, expert says
Threadbare mental health services are pushing thousands of Australians with mental illness onto the National Disability Insurance Scheme…
New NDIS price cap for ‘life changing’ music and art therapy revealed after review
Music and art therapists will be able to bill National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants at the same…
Family of Aboriginal man sues Alice Springs disability provider over death in care
The family of an Aboriginal man who died of respiratory failure after being restrained in a “bear hug”…
Tourette syndrome advocates take their voices to parliament
Jazmin Edson was sitting in her year 12 English class in February 2021 when she started to experience…
Man at centre of NDIS property scheme accused of lavish spending despite having assets frozen by Federal Court
The Gold Coast businessman accused of gambling tens of millions of dollars earmarked to build homes for the…