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…
Hundreds of homes for people with disability sit empty at expense of NDIS participants and investors
At first glance, driving through the new estates on Melbourne’s western fringe, the houses look ordinary. Single-storey, brick…
Families shocked after NDIS provider put into liquidation in South East NSW
Families have been left in limbo after a popular National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider focusing on childhood…
Health minister expects blindsided states to match $2 billion funding pledge for Thriving Kids
The federal health minister expects the states and territories to match his $2 billion funding pledge aimed at…
NDIS shake-up sets stage for summit showdown on budget cuts and tax reform as roundtable enters final day
Union bosses, business chiefs, ministers and bureaucrats have been locked in parliament’s Cabinet Room for two days, stripped…
Australia’s real economic challenge isn’t welfare dependency — it’s inequality
Economic inequality in Australia is the worst it has been in 20 years — if the goal is…
Australia’s real economic challenge isn’t welfare dependency — it’s inequality
Economic inequality in Australia is the worst it has been in 20 years — if the goal is…