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Dane’s payout for historical sexual abuse meant the NDIS slashed his funding. He and his mum are fighting back

Dane Waites lives with profound autism, a severe intellectual disability and bipolar disorder. His support plan was cut and he can no long afford key services

The Guardian - AU

The NDIS spent a year fighting our request to give our quadriplegic kid a wheelchair. Talk about wasteful

What’s frustrating about Labor’s budget cuts is that they imply disabled people are to blame for cost blowouts

The Guardian - AU

To bring the world, sell India better: The $200 million fix India needs to unlock a tourism windfall

India's tourism sector faces challenges due to a near-zero overseas marketing budget. This has kept international arrivals below pre-pandemic levels, unlike competitor nations. A strategic investment in digital marketing and deregulation can unlock significant foreign exchange, job creation, and economic growth. India's tourism potential is immense, but it requires activation.

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Six-year-old Sienna’s parents have fought the NDIS every year of her life for funding that keeps her alive

Sienna has cerebral palsy, cannot talk and needs her lungs suctioned every few minutes. Her mother June ‘can tell you exactly what every cent’ in her NDIS plan is for

The Guardian - AU

NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you?

Proposals also grant the health minister power to change disability support rules without state or territory approval. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian - AU

Families of children with autism say their NDIS plans are already being cut – and the alternatives aren’t there

Before a massive overhaul of the disability scheme, families say plans are already being slashed or rejected as they are told to wait for support programs that do not yet exist

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition wants NDIS reform to focus on 3 things. Here’s what this would mean for users – and the budget

The government is expected to announce further changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) this week, focused on containing the rising number of participants and the growth in costs, and cracking down on fraudulent activities.

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Peter waited six months for a new wheelchair on the NDIS. By the time it arrived, it was obsolete

Exclusive: Participants in the disability scheme are waiting more than 100 days for vital support due to delays in processing plan variations, documents show

The Guardian - AU

Sam endured four miserable years in a disability group home. The NDIS was meant to change that – but reports of neglect are surging

Exclusive: The regulator is fielding an increasing number of reports of abuse, injuries and unauthorised restraint, documents released under FoI show

The Guardian - AU

NDIS Plan Management in 2026: Navigating Change and Maximising Choice

Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been under ongoing scrutiny and transformation as policymakers, participants and advocates push to make the system more sustainable, transparent and responsive.

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‘I did this to help and now I’m the one who’s going to need help’: NDIS call handlers describe pressure cooker workplace

Serco-run operation regularly fails because staff are not properly trained and pushed to meet call volume targets, a senior NDIA employee says

The Guardian - AU

‘Overwhelming sense of doom’: NDIS support cuts leave families in fear – and there are more to come

Many small changes since 2024 have ‘added up to one big cut’, advocates say, and the two biggest changes are due to roll out this year

The Guardian - AU

NDIS workers are being stalked, harassed and assaulted while ‘urgent’ safety reforms take three years to enact

Agency does not plan to fully implement recommended safety measures until 2027, despite reports of hundreds of security incidents

The Guardian - AU

Outsourced call centre staff at NDIS have to pretend to work for government, workers say

Serco employees also say they are given email addresses identical to public servants, making them indistinguishable

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NDIS tool to determine support not tested on variety of disability types – including diverse autism, experts warn

Exclusive: Experts also alarmed ICAN tool – a three-hour interview – may be conducted by people with no allied health background

The Guardian - AU

Scott’s sister says an unlikely champion saved his life. NDIS changes may stop others getting the same help

Exclusive: After a $24,000 legal fight, Scott Clough won the disability support he needs. New appeal rules mean others may not have the same protection

The Guardian - AU

Most NDIS participants will lose external avenue to appeal funding amounts under new system, Senate estimates told

Administrative review tribunal no longer authorised to alter a person’s plan or reinstate funding, agency confirms

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‘Nightmare scenario for disabled people’: NDIS overhaul risks lives, advocates say

Sweeping changes to the way National Disability Insurance Scheme support plans are generated criticised amid fears they amount to ‘robo-planning’

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NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul

Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing

The Guardian - AU

Not-for-profit disability services are closing due to untenably low price caps, NDIS architect warns

Providers report a median operating loss of nearly 4% in the last financial year – with losses totalling about 12% over five years

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The NDIS shifts almost $27m a year in mental health costs alone, our new study suggests

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was set up in 2013 to help Australians with disability live more independently, and participate more in work and community life.

The Guardian - AU

Government using machine learning to help create draft plans for NDIS participants, documents reveal

Exclusive: NDIA defines machine learning as a subset of AI that uses algorithms to learn from data and make decisions or predictions

The Guardian - AU

‘I’m being punished’: Emily is healthy enough to leave hospital but her NDIS plan isn’t enough to support her at home

Some NDIS participants with disabilities are forced to choose between living at home in an unsafe environment or staying indefinitely in hospital

The Guardian - AU

They have disabilities, pensions and get little support. They’re also among thousands rejected by the NDIS each year

Disabled people and their advocates are exhausted and frustrated but say it’s worth fighting for a system that ‘really does change lives’

The Guardian - AU

Kieron relies on NDIS after surviving a catastrophic diving accident – but new rules could put his life at risk

Brisbane man is one of hundreds reporting devastating cuts to NDIS plans after rule changes last year

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