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Support for rapist shows NDIS has lost its way

Psychopathic sexual predator Wayne Wilmot does not want to be included in society. So why should Australians be paying for to receive support from a system which was set up to help our most vulnerable?

CrimePremiumAged-care worker charged with indecent assault of man in 80s

Sex assault squad detectives have charged a 27-year-old aged-care worker with indecent assault at a facility in Perth’s western suburbs.

Lauren Price

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Bill ShortenCommentsPremium
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For the NDIS to work properly, we need humanity at its core

We need the NDIS to be more about people and less about bureaucracy. In short, to make the NDIS human. My dream is that people with disability can share the Aussie dream of a fair go.

Bill Shorten

‘Manage responsibly’CommentsPremiumAustralians with autism could be removed from NDIS

Australians with autism could be removed from having access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme with resources to go to ‘those who most need support’, says Labor frontbencher Murray Watt. 

Kimberley Caines

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NDIS deal on the rocks after States issue new GST demand

Plans to urgently fix the NDIS are in turmoil after State treasurers refused to even consider major reforms unless the Federal Government agreed to permanently extend GST top-up payments.

Dan Jervis-Bardy and Josh Zimmerman

Stoush loomingCommentsPremiumShorten warns of NDIS ‘betrayal’ as States resist funding

Bill Shorten says governments would be betraying people with a disability if urgent action wasn’t taken to mend NDIS, as the imminent release of a landmark review threatens to ignite a new funding row.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Bill ShortenCommentsPremium
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Slamming the door on crooks taking advantage of the NDIS

Some things in life are worth fighting for and I believe the National Disability Insurance Scheme is worth doing everything we can to ensure it is there for future generations of Australians. 

Bill Shorten

A $41b solution?CommentsPremiumNDIS review shines spotlight on how funding allocated

A major shift in how National Disability Insurance Scheme participants are assessed for taxpayer funding will be recommended as part a bold vision to repair a ‘broken’ system. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Landmark NDIS review to prompt huge shakeup of scheme

A review of the NDIS will be completed this month, setting the stage for the biggest shakeup in the history of the disability insurance scheme. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Bill ShortenCommentsPremium
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Disability report must be a way forward, not a brutal story

It is all our job in government to ensure the final report is not a history book of sad, brutal experiences; it must be a horizon — a horizon for what kind of Australia we want to reach.

Bill Shorten

’Wildly inadequate’CommentsPremiumPhase-out plan for disability segregation in schools slammed

Accessing the NDIS must be made easier and the ‘cycle of segregation’ of people with disabilities in schools ended by 2030, says WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John.

Kimberley Caines

discussion paperPremiumAutism strategy consultation open to improve support

A national autism strategy to better services, support and life outcomes for people with the condition is now open for public consultation.

Kimberley Caines

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Shannon SchedlichCommentsPremium
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Siblings are the overlooked scaffolding of our family lives

In all probability, the sibling relationship is the longest of a person’s life. But without proper support, siblings of people with disabilities may not have the mental wherewithal to remain engaged. 

Shannon Schedlich

People powerPremiumWorkpower Rockingham back to business

Disability Services Minister Don Punch has toured Workpower Rockingham after it was announced all Activ Foundation sites had now been transferred to Workpower, ensuring job security for hundreds across WA.

Hannah Cross

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Steve EdgarComments
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Pursuit of profit only way forward for disability providers

As former CEO of Australian Disability Enterprise Intelife, I am happy to have left the business with only 45 per cent of our income from the NDIS, down from a previous 98 per cent. 

Steve Edgar

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REVEALED: Budget savings to slow NDIS participant numbers

The multi-billion dollar plan to curb the spiralling costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will see roughly 27,000 fewer participants on the scheme than previously forecast, The West can reveal. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Bill ShortenCommentsPremium
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Merna Aprem deserved far more

You most likely have not heard of Merna. But when the royal commission into disability handed down its findings about NSW registered NDIS provider Afford in 2022, her mum Tanya was there, listening intently.

Bill Shorten

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Devastating details revealed after disabled man’s death

A young man with disabilities who died at Perth underground train station on Friday was detained by transit guards and died in handcuffs, an advocate has said.

Shannon Hampton

‘Significant threats’ PremiumAccused NDIS fraudster’s worrying court claims

Glamorous NDIS provider Vida Reid — who is accused of ripping off hundreds of thousands of dollars destined for people with disabilities — has made sensational claims in court.

Tim Clarke

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MND sufferers lucky to have Daniher and NDIS

Neale Daniher has used his status to spectacularly raise the profile of MND, a currently incurable disease, through the Big Freeze and the Fight MND organisation.

Bill Shorten

‘Blindsided’ VideoCommentsPremiumNDIS boss in the dark on shock growth target

The agency which runs the National Disability Insurance Scheme was not consulted before National Cabinet agreed to a target to curb its spiralling costs, its chief executive has revealed.

Dan Jervis-Bardy

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Bill ShortenCommentsPremium
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Federal Budget signals the return of humanity to NDIS

Tuesday night’s Budget has delivered for participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Bill Shorten

‘Stab in the back’PremiumEvery dollar counts: Labor’s plan to save $15bn on NDIS

Giving NDIS participants the certainty of multi-year budgets is at the centre of the Albanese Government’s attempt to rein in the scheme’s surging costs. 

Dan Jervis-Bardy