Honi Soit

“We are not your alibis!”: Thousands protest NDIS cuts

On Saturday May 9, an estimated 400 people attended the National Day of Action against NDIS cuts at Town Hall, making it the ...
radioinfo

Wisdom of Women in Media: Eliza Hull, Powerd Media Lead, CBAA

Eliza Hull, Powerd Media Lead CBAA, awarded of an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for disability advocacy and service to the ...

The government plans to tighten NDIS eligibility. Here’s what’s likely to change

The government has introduced legislation that tightens key definitions and make it harder for participants to access the ...

What do the proposed NDIS changes mean for people with disability living in supported accommodation?

The government acknowledges the current market-based model isn’t working. So what changes are ahead for disability ...
WISH-TV

How stigma, societal narratives create barriers to mental health care

Learn about the stigma surrounding mental health and the importance of seeking help. Experts discuss common problems, warning ...
The Guardian

Today’s bloated NDIS would never have been greenlit, its former head says. How did we get here?

The Albanese government this week launched the most significant intervention in the disability support scheme’s history Labor’s NDIS cuts: here’s what we know so far Get our breaking news email, free ...
The Guardian

Back to Back Barries: Can Labor’s ‘tough decisions’ save the NDIS?

Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine health minister Mark Butler’s announcement this week that Labor will move thousands of people off the NDIS to save costs. The Barries also discuss the economy, ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

How the NDIS grew to four times the size that was expected

This week, Health Minister Mark Butler outlined plans for sweeping cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, saying it was costing taxpayers far more than was first intended and its future was ...
Sydney Morning Herald

New NDIS eligibility tool will be ‘relatively blind’ to diagnoses: Butler

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Health and Disability Minister Mark Butler says a person’s diagnosis will play almost no part in ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Billions of NDIS funds lost to 'integrity leakage' last year, executive tells parliamentary hearing

NDIS executives have today been addressing a parliamentary inquiry into the scheme's integrity. The inquiry was set up after NDIS Minister Jenny McAllister requested a probe into the extend of fraud ...
Sky News Australia

NDIS Minister Mark Butler denies NDIS cuts will force disabled Australians to pay out of pocket for support services

As part of cost saving efforts, the government has committed to cutting the number of NDIS participants from 760,000 to about 600,000 by the end of the decade. However, Mr Butler has denied that ...
Couriermail

Queensland will be ‘answerable’ in first major NDIS test, Minister warns

New legislation is expected to be put before parliament when it resumes later this year, targeting NDIS “scheme inflation”, cracking down on eligibility requirements, and ending alleged rorting of the ...