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Australians’ credit card debt at four-year high – as it happened

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Most people with disabling mental health conditions can’t access the NDIS. Here’s a better way to provide support

The pathway to reforming the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is littered with obstacles.

The Conversation

NDIS gap leaves thousands with no psychosocial support

Redirecting NDIS funds would help people with psychosocial disability whose needs are not being met, a Grattan Institute report has found.

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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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Morning Mail: who is behind Reform Australia, Helen Garner’s library outrage, images from Epstein’s island

Our reporters uncover the people behind a new rightwing protest group; author says changes to state library are a ‘disgrace to our city’

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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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Morning Mail: Major NDIS change revealed, Putin ‘ready to fight’ Europe, Naplan data identifies top schools

Human involvement to be dramatically reduced in sweeping overhaul of national disability insurance scheme

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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

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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 Conversation

Morning Mail: new Epstein emails mention Trump, NDIS trials AI process, Liberals face credibility test on climate

Late sex offender said US president ‘spent hours’ at his house with one of his victims; FOI reveals use of machine learning

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

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'Cracks' in NDIS led man to seek prison return instead

Jayden Conroy was stabbed 11 times while behind bars but faced with inadequate NDIS support on the outside, he sought to return to prison life.

AAP

'Cruel game': cracks showing over NDIS scheme shake-up

Tensions have bubbled to the surface over a federal overhaul of support for autistic children to rein in snowballing NDIS scheme costs.

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State disability ministers threaten Butler with boycott over two-minute speaking limit at NDIS meeting

Ministers say they will reconsider their attendance at the meeting if they get at least 10 minutes each

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‘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

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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’

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Former NDIS provider fined millions over man's death

A mentally disabled man was left unsupervised and then fatally struck by a car. His care provider has now been slammed in the Federal Court.

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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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Parents sound alarm on major change for autistic kids

An attempt to rein in the snowballing cost of the NDIS could happen too fast and might leave some autistic children overlooked, an inquiry has been told.

The Conversation

How people are assessed for the NDIS is changing. Here’s what you need to know

The government has announced a new tool to assess the needs of people with disability for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

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New NDIS needs assessments will use technology to simplify process but advocacy groups cautious about change

Under the new model participants will be interviewed for up to three hours and will no longer need to provide supporting documents

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‘They’ve engaged a barrister!’ Parents of high-needs children say Labor is waging lawfare over disability support

Exclusive: The federal government paid big law firms more than $60m in 2024-25 to fight NDIS participants appealing decisions about their care packages. Most families represent themselves

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Art and music therapies can be ‘life changing’ for people with disability

From November, music and art therapists will be able to charge the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) the same as counsellors, after an independent review found they can be effective and “even life changing” for some people with disability.

The Conversation

Autism is lifelong. Here’s what support looks like in adulthood

The government plans to redirect some children off the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and onto a new program called Thriving Kids. When announcing the change last month, health and disability minister Mark Butler explained:

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