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

AAP

Coalition rhetoric on NDIS ‘blowout’ cools as election looms but critics say crucial support still being cut

Disability advocate Elly Desmarchelier says NDIS issues are not just about money, ‘it is about attitude and respect’

The Guardian - AU

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

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Half of all NDIS plans reviewed in the NT had funding slashed over last six months

Disability services are warning of a 'general trend of substantial cuts to funding’ in the NT with some facing cuts of more than 50%

The Guardian - AU

NDIS-funded support workers not automatically screened, says mother of abuse victim

A mother whose daughter's disability support worker is in jail for child sex offences is warning other parents that NDIS-funded workers are not automatically screened.

ABC News

Ex-Vic premier to head disability board

Former Victorian premier Denis Napthine has been appointed as chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency.

AAP

Rosa Maione's six-year jail sentence for Ann Marie Smith's manslaughter by criminal neglect 'inadequate'

Disability advocates express their disappointment over the six-year jail term handed to a carer who killed her client, Ann Marie Smith, by neglect — describing it as insulting.

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Disability carer Rosa Maione tells court she's sorry for killing client Ann Marie Smith

Rosa Maione is now behind bars, with judge also to find the NDIS provider and the NDIS culpable of Anne Marie Smith's death.

ABC News

‘Wildly unreasonable’: agency slashes mother’s NDIS funding and then her daughter’s

Jannine Scott says funding had been ‘life-changing’, but now feels every time she interacts with the NDIA ‘it’s combative’

The Guardian - AU

NSW police investigate death of disabled woman after ‘tragic accident’

Woman in her 20s ‘suffered burns’ and later died in a Sydney hospital, NDIS provider says

The Guardian - AU

Fears people with disability left behind

The Disability Royal Commission is concerned people with disability are not being prioritised appropriately during the Omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP

MP calls for NDIS age limit strike out

Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie is calling on the government to strike out an age threshold in the national disability scheme currently set at 65.

AAP

Parliament proposes NDIS workforce plan

A new report presented to parliament makes eight recommendations for how the government can increase the disability care workforce.

AAP

Canberrans stuck in hospital for months despite being medically fit to leave

The ACT and federal government have agreed to start special monthly meetings in an attempt to speed up discharge rates for NDIS participants stuck in hospital.

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People with disability left with no choice

There is no government-run safety net for people with disability in NSW.

ABC News

Families in crisis after NDIS funding cuts to participants with autism and intellectual disabilities

Hundreds of people across the country are appealing large cuts to their NDIS funding, with some resorting to measures like quitting jobs or selling homes to support their loved ones in the meantime.

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.

ABC News

Dylan Alcott's calls for free rapid antigen tests, NDIS funding guarantee backed by disability advocates

Advocates back new Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott's calls to provide free rapid antigen tests to people with disability, saying the measure could help save lives during the pandemic.

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The Guardian - AU

Dylan Alcott: Australian of the Year calls for people with disability to be given free rapid antigen tests

Alcott’s call follows Coalition’s decision to allow NDIS participants to dip into their core funding to buy the devices

The Guardian - AU

Coalition shift on rapid antigen tests for disability carers still falls short, advocates say

NDIS participants will be able to use their core funding to pay for RATs, but disability groups say they should be free

The Guardian - AU

Australia records 58 Covid deaths; Hunt says ‘hoarding’ affecting rapid test shortage – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Woman living with muscular dystrophy forced to spend $1,300 on rapid antigen tests for in-home carers

Carolyn Campbell-Mclean says NDIS won’t let her claim back test costs, but it allows people living in group homes to do so

The Guardian - AU

Disabled man unable to get Covid booster after Australian vaccine contractor prioritises aged care

Man told wait for Covid booster will be ‘another month or two’ as NDIS participant vaccine rates remain lower than general population

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