What is and isn’t changing today as NDIS alternative Thriving Kids begins
The first phase of the $4 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) alternative for kids under nine with…
The government wants to cut NDIS costs, advocates are pushing for alternatives to group homes
Jason Toppin’s group home is more than a roof over his head. “This place means a lot to…
NDIS participants critical of Quality and Safeguards Commission response to complaints
NDIS participants say serious reports of abuse, neglect and fraud are languishing for months, as data released by…
NDIS housing provider Fairy Meadow House goes under after potential misuse of funds flagged by liquidator
A Sydney developer who raised millions from investors to build housing for people with disabilities has gone bust…
AI and video interpreters providing on-demand Auslan services in regional areas
For Australia’s deaf and hearing-impaired community, finding and booking an in-person Auslan interpreter can be difficult. In an…
AI and virtual interpreters providing on-demand Auslan services in regional areas
For Australia’s deaf and hearing-impaired community, finding and booking an in-person Auslan interpreter can be difficult. In an…
Number of patients stuck in Queensland hospital beds rises to 1,400
Queensland’s health minister has again heaped pressure on the Commonwealth to address rising numbers of patients stuck in…
Federal government to pass its NDIS overhaul to deliver ‘strong, safe and sustainable’ scheme
The federal government will pass reforms that it says will save the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) “from…
‘I wasn’t there’: Life with dissociative identity disorder
For Ashley Curtis, life with dissociative identity disorder left him feeling like his world was shrinking. Then a…
4,000 NDIS service providers profiting from incorrect billing practices
A National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) service provider was allowed to pocket more than $1 million by incorrectly…
Original architect of NDIS says scheme is ‘failing’ to protect people it was created to help
Lucy Muggeridge could have been a poster child for the original National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The 31-year-old,…
Disability advocates welcome extension after ‘ridiculous and disrespectful’ NDIS inquiry
Disability advocates have welcomed a pause to a bill paving the way for the biggest-ever cuts to the…