Budget is in the dark as Hormuz oil crisis upends economic outlook
It looks like the 2026 federal budget will have to be prepared over the next fortnight with the…
NDIS fraud crackdown will flip rules on their head for ‘let it rip’ provider market
A plan to recover as much as $4.6 billion a year going out the door of the National…
Canberrans with disability fear NDIS changes will cut vital support
Kaleen resident Ellie Kaduszyn lives with autism and has received in-home support through the NDIS since she was…
Disability community ‘scared’ by dramatic NDIS changes as government defends overhaul
Disability advocates caught off guard by the government’s dramatic overhaul of the NDIS say they are gutted by…
More than 3 million Australians over 65 to pay more for private health
More than 3 million Australians aged over 65 will have to pay hundreds of dollars more for their…
Labor must means test the NDIS to help reel in the ballooning scheme, AMP’s chief economist Shane Oliver demands
Labor must means test the NDIS, a leading economist has demanded as the government looks to rein in…
NDIS unregistered provider crackdown coming, as Butler searches for more than $6b in savings
NDIS Minister Mark Butler’s plan to save more than $6 billion a year in National Disability Insurance Scheme…
Government advisory group recommends delaying NDIS ‘robo-planning’ changes
The federal government has been urged by its own National Disability Insurance Scheme advisory group to delay the…
The children feared to be at highest risk of missing out under Thriving Kids
When Christian and Nik Tran joined the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), mum Alice was relieved they would…
The NDIS’s ‘social licence’ isn’t just at risk of eroding – it’s close to collapsed
When federal NDIS Minister Mark Butler announced last August the government would be diverting a large cohort of…
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…