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NDIS data may have ended up in Palantir’s analytics platform as part of efforts to curb fraud

Exclusive: The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, which has access to NDIA data, used Palantir as part of a multi-agency fraud taskforce

The Guardian - AU

Banned NDIS fraudster used fake name to continue working with vulnerable clients

She was banned from the NDIS for fraud. Months later, she was back under someone else's name.

Newcastle Herald

Man accused of attempting to sexually assault NDIS worker unfit to plead to charges

His brain injury caused 'severe' cognitive impairments, judge finds.

The Canberra Times

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Not eligible for NDIS, too old for Thriving Kids. What supports should these young people get?

Major changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are coming.

The Conversation

Confused about the NDIS changes? Here’s what’s coming, and what’s still being worked out

After legislating controversial reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) last week, the government’s plan to cut 160,000 NDIS participants and save A$37.8 billion over four years is underway.

The Conversation

Bryn is 16 and has never eaten a meal. His mother’s terrified the newly-cut NDIS won’t ‘step up to keep him alive’

Sweeping changes, condemned by disability advocates, mean some scheme participants’ funding will be reduced by 99%

The Guardian - AU

Thriving Kids will start in October. But will the new support system be ready when families need it?

From October, Australian children aged eight and under with developmental delay and autism will start accessing a new support system: Thriving Kids.

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'Breaks my heart': NDIS participant loses most of his support overnight

'I think a lot of lives are at risk if this continues and the government keeps cutting funding.'

Newcastle Herald

The NDIS is undergoing a major overhaul. This is what the changes could mean for you

Some participants could lose 50% of their budget for paying carers to accompany them to job or social programs

The Guardian - AU

Widow tax loophole fixed in parliament after NDIS deal

Late-stage changes to the so-called widow's tax will become law following a deal struck between Labor and the coalition.

AAP

Defence joins search for missing bushwalker – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Controversial NDIS bill passes Senate with ‘substantial’ amendments as Labor and Coalition strike deal

David Pocock says legislation still includes ‘indiscriminate cut’ impacting thousands of participants but will pass lower house on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Sweeping NDIS changes get the green light

Multiple changes were added at the last minute to contentious NDIS reforms after a deal between the major parties to rein in costs of the scheme.

AAP

Taylor demands Albanese repeal ‘cruel tax’ in return for NDIS bill support

Coalition leader tells Anthony Albanese that delaying change to budget measure is ‘unconscionable’

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'Don't stuff it': Labor relishes One Nation super fight

A call to expand early access to retirement funds to tackle cost-of-living pressures from Pauline Hanson has given the government a boost in a busy week.

The Guardian - AU

As melon-gate raged, Albanese quietly cut deals in parliament. The PM should make some noise this week

With gambling, the news bargaining incentive and NDIS reform all set to pass, the PM needs to get the focus off fruit and on to policy

AAP

Labor confident of an NDIS deal despite reform backlash

The federal disability minister has defended changes to the NDIS, flagging further amendments to tackle fraud and win parliamentary support.

The Guardian - AU

Heart, smarts and pragmatism: why health minister Mark Butler is suddenly a contender as a future PM

Cabinet colleagues say the veteran politician’s carriage of the NDIS firestorm shows his political judgement and collaborative style

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With NDIS changes set to pass, here’s who bears the cost of making it ‘sustainable’

Legislation to tighten eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) could be be passed as early as next week, after a Labor-led Senate committee today recommended the bill be passed.

The Guardian - AU

Pocock and crossbenchers call Labor’s NDIS overhaul ‘too far, too fast’ in scathing Senate inquiry report

Greens say Labor’s reform set to ‘rip life-changing supports away from disabled people instead of raising additional revenue through taxing gas exports’

AAP

'Too far, too fast': alarm as NDIS revamp moves closer

An inquiry report recommending multibillion-dollar cuts to the national disability fund go ahead is being tempered by widespread warnings over the shake-up

AAP

Neglect charges dropped over malnourished woman's death

Years after a woman with cerebral palsy was found dead in squalid conditions, a former director of an NDIS provider has pleaded guilty to reckless conduct.

The Conversation

People with psychosocial disability from mental illness will lose out from tightened NDIS eligibility

Later this week, a Senate committee is expected to deliver its report into legislation to tighten eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The committee’s inquiry was extended and the bill amended in a deal with the Greens in June.

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Government set for some compromise on gambling bill, with curb on inducements

The government is set to limit inducements provided by companies to encourage gamblers, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese intervened to secure the passage of key legislation in the current parliamentary fortnight.

AAP

'We die': disabled voices warn against NDIS cuts

A major overhaul of Australia's national disability program has secured bipartisan support but advocates have warned the changes could have deadly consequences.

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