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NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announces plan to free up hospital beds as WA backlog revealed

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten announces a plan to clear a backlog of almost 180 patients with disabilities who have been stuck in WA hospitals, in a move that could save taxpayers millions.

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Income redistribution or social insurance? A federal MP considers the future of the welfare state

The Albanese government has something of an embarrassment of intellectual riches, with no less than three of its MPs holding PhDs in economics. Two of them, Andrew Charlton and Andrew Leigh, are also prolific authors with at least a dozen books between them.

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Disability support worker shortage worsened by low pay, COVID-19 and doubts about careers

Nick McAllister relies on disability support worker Lorraine Abel to help him with the tasks in life he finds difficult. But the sector is facing a severe worker shortage and many clients aren't getting the support they need.

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People living with multiple sclerosis join growing chorus for reforms to 'clearly broken' NDIS

People living with multiple sclerosis are joining calls for urgent reforms to the "broken" NDIS system that's left many with either not enough funding or none at all amid a lack of awareness of their neurological condition.

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Bill Shorten issues NDIS fraud crackdown warning as woman jailed, another charged

Service providers rorting the National Disability Insurance Scheme are being targeted as part of a new crackdown.

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'Use it or lose it' – getting NDIS funding is only half the battle for participants

Around 4.5 million Australians live with disability but less than 13% of them are covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Getting into the scheme is one thing. But many NDIS participants find using their funding is yet another.

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NDIS taskforce to hunt down organised crime groups 'robbing' billions from disability clients

A police taskforce will be established to target organised crime groups allegedly intimidating and exploiting disability scheme participants and defrauding billions of dollars from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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Further NDIS resourcing to tackle fraud

More resources would help prevent criminals defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme through false invoices and overcharging, Bill Shorten says.

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Pay to get paid: NDIS workers raise concerns about gig economy platforms

Tech solutions allow workers to find clients directly, but when it comes to guaranteeing employee benefits not all are equal

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NDIS participant Mitchell Pearce's family fears he will die in hospital waiting for a home

Disabled man Mitchell Pearce's family say he has lost the will to live as his four-month wait in a WA hospital prompts intervention from Bill Shorten.

ABC News

What the NDIS needs to do to rebuild trust, in the words of the people who use it

It is nearing ten years since the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was legislated in the dying days of the Gillard government. Not only was there bipartisan support for the NDIS, the reform came about on the back of a grassroots campaign from the disability community. People with disability –…

The Conversation

Small changes could bridge communication and cultural gaps for people from refugee backgrounds who need disability support

People with disability and their family members from non-English speaking refugee backgrounds come up against language and communication barriers when they try to access services, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

The Conversation

First Nations people in remote areas miss out on disability services due to lack of support, inquiry hears

Some Indigenous people afraid to seek help and those on NDIS plans not made aware of funding they can access, royal commission hears

The Guardian - AU

NDIS less help in remote WA, inquiry told

A royal commission has been told there is less support for disabled people in a remote WA town under the NDIS compared with the old state-based system.

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With a return to Labor government, it's time for an NDIS 'reset'

Labor’s election win sees a return of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to the control of the party that first passed legislation for it. Bill Shorten’s appointment as NDIS Minister makes him responsible for the scheme he championed and helped establish.

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National autism strategy in the pipeline, with both Coalition and Labor committing to plan

No matter who wins the federal election, Australia is set to develop a national autism strategy — a move that has been welcomed as a "good start" to changing community attitudes to children and young people with a disability.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: 'Gotcha' questions are ugly journalism but hazards for leaders

The public don’t have much regard for journalists and many people will be critical of the “gotcha” questioning that found Anthony Albanese on Thursday unable to recite the six points of his policy on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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Australian PM under fire for saying he is ‘blessed’ not to have children with disabilities

Scott Morrison says his words have been twisted and that his remark was ‘in good faith’

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Serial fraud ripped off NDIS, was paid $157K

A prolific fraudster jailed last year for using a lonely hearts scam to swindle more than $120,000 from an elderly man has pleaded guilty to defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme to the tune of more than $157,000.

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Scott Morrison apologises for offence from comment about being 'blessed' not to have children with disability

Scott Morrison says he is "deeply sorry" that a comment he made during last night's leaders' debate that he was "blessed" not to have a child with disability caused offence, saying he did not intend it that way.

The Guardian - AU

Amid sharp questions in leaders’ debate, Morrison stayed relentlessly on message while Albanese showed he was listening

There were stumbles and a few bad moments as audience of swinging voters asked the most substantive questions of the campaign so far

AAP

New levy should fund NDIS: advocates

A Medicare-style tax should be introduced to secure funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, advocates say.

The Conversation

What we know about the NDIS cuts, and what they'll mean for people with disability and their families

The latest National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) quarterly report shows the average plan size per participant fell 4% between 2020 and 2021.

The Conversation

Women make up half the disability population but just over a third of NDIS recipients

Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides individualised funding to nearly 500,000 Australians with disability.

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