National Disability Insurance Scheme to cost taxpayers more than defence or education as program estimated to reach more than $60 billion
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has rapidly become one of the largest expenses in the federal budget, with ...
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Disability Group Warns Against NDIS Cuts
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is putting politicians on notice: Australians with disability will not stand by while ...
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NDIS reforms aim to make the scheme fairer. But we’ve found the groups struggling to gain access
When the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was established in 2013, one of its driving aims was to make disability services and support systems fairer. However, our new research shows ...
The Australian Financial Review6d
Seven in 10 new NDIS participants are children
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Seven in 10 new National Disability Insurance Scheme participants are under the age of 15, and the number of children covered is ...
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The NDIS's wider reputation is at an all-time low. How did we get here?
There's been a shift in the public sentiment towards the NDIS in recent times. The scheme was introduced with bipartisan support in parliament a decade ago, and it has gone on to transform ...
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Breakthrough Needed: Insurance Access for Disabled Persons Lags Behind
A survey by rights groups found that 82% of people with disabilities lack insurance, and 42% are unaware of the Ayushman ...
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Disability advocates voice concern over contentious NDIS reform bill
"Over the past six years, the idea of a National Disability Insurance Scheme has found a place in our nation's hearts." In 2013, the creation of the NDIS brought tears to then Prime Minister Julia ...
82 pc Persons with disability lack insurance, 42 pc unaware of AB-PMJAY: Survey
A survey by rights groups revealed that 82% of persons with disabilities in India lack insurance, and 42% are unaware of the ...
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"I'm not banging on about it": Shorten clashes with disability orgs over NDIS sex
In 2020, the Federal Court ruled that an NDIS participant had the right to use their funds to access a sex worker. Senator Jordan Steele-John said at that time the woman, who had multiple ...