The government has announced a new tool to assess the needs of people with disability for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Instead of a having to gather and submit medical reports, new ...

A four-year-old girl died alone and in a pool of her own vomit, after her family were left to care for her with little support, following a cut to her care funding under the National Disability ...

Psychiatrists say the federal government could prevent many Australians with psychosocial disability from ending up on the NDIS if it bolstered mental health support. NDIS advocates argue the scheme ...

Mark Butler has confirmed a proposed taxpayer-funded overseas study tour aimed at helping politicians curb NDIS costs has been cancelled. His comments follows reports in The Daily Telegraph that ...

NDIS provider Crescent and its cigar-chomping director have been permanently banned after investigators uncovered "serious and systemic" breaches affecting disabled clients. Crescent, which is ...

Everyone is tearing down the NDIS and the parts of our economy that care for other people. In fact, the sector was a common complaint in the lead-up to the recent economic roundtable: The argument is ...

Former Test cricketer Glenn McGrath became a hero for his ability to embarrass opening batsman with relentless line and length. He now appears to be running between the wickets for any corporate ...

Rehana Memon was jailed in June 2024 for rorting the agency while working as an occupational therapist in Western Sydney. Memon had falsified reports and overcharged for her services using NDIS ...

Health Minister Mark Butler wants to make generational changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), diverting children with autism or developmental delays off the scheme and into a new ...

From mid-2027, on his timetable, these kids will no longer be accepted onto the scheme, and those already there will be moved off over time. This will have profound ramifications for hundreds of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The National Disability Insurance Scheme has been an important piece of Australian social policy since it launched in 2013. It was ...

"The only lifeboat in the ocean" or the "oasis in the desert". Whatever euphemism you choose to use, it's been made crystal clear: the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) simply can't assist ...