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Labor to review the NDIS if elected, as advocates warn scheme is facing a 'critical moment'

Labor says it wants to "restore trust" in the NDIS, amid warnings about the scheme's sustainability and reports some recipients have been facing significant cuts to their plans in recent months.

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Bill Shorten attacks NDIS boss as Labor promises overhaul of $30bn scheme

Opposition says it will establish new appeals process and reduce spending on consultants and private law firms

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Major parties rule out deals with independents – as it happened

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Disability support worker shortage leads to 20yo autistic man being put in hospital

Ryan Croft's dad says the family was left with nowhere turn after their NDIS arrangements broke down. Experts say the case is far from isolated.

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NDIS anxiety to play out on stage to better inform community and disabilities royal commission

Carly Jensen wants people to know how trying the NDIS planning process can be and is teaming up with other people with disabilities to share their lived experiences.

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NDIS funding cut by 40 per cent without warning for 9yo boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Harry Williams needs all the assistance he can get from the NDIA but, instead, it has decided to cut his funding by almost half.

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Desperate parents' pleas for Auslan tutor to help young daughter go unanswered

Jane Linturn was hopeful that her deaf daughter would get the help she needed when her NDIS funding was approved. She soon realised it wouldn't be that simple.

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Increased demand for Queensland disability support workers is leaving people in danger

A COVID-19 pandemic, workers leaving the sector and a vanishing overseas workforce is leaving Queenslanders living with disabilities without a safety net.

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People with a disability stranded in bed for hours due to home care worker shortage

Australians living with a disability warn a shortage of home care workers is "failing" people and leaving some without help for critical daily tasks.

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Family with disability facing homelessness due to regional 'rental crisis'

Rentals are becoming increasingly unaffordable in many parts of Australia but, for many people with disability, the "crisis" is making finding an accessible home even harder.

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Labor is careful not to write him off, but the pressure is all on Scott Morrison

The PM of 2019 could have won with this budget – he still can, but now he has three years of baggage to carry

The Guardian - AU

NDIA boss apologises after staff used social media posts to challenge woman’s eligibility

CEO Martin Hoffman says he regrets the practice and ‘it was a single case’ that will not be repeated

The Guardian - AU

Clients waiting years for crucial equipment as providers battle 'bureaucratic' NDIS system

People with disabilities are often waiting so long for crucial equipment that it's obsolete by the time it arrives, impacting their quality of life while coming at an enormous cost to the taxpayer.

ABC News

‘Desperate for staff’: the NDIS crisis afflicting regional Australians

Regional areas are suffering from a lack of providers for people with complex disabilities while behavioural therapists are also ‘swamped’

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Newcastle Herald

Frydenberg, Albanese budget speeches in full

The government and opposition have laid out their budget pitches for next month's election.

The Guardian - AU

NDIA scrutinised woman’s social media posts to challenge her eligibility, tribunal decision reveals

Exclusive: Agency’s ‘intelligence report’ dismissed by tribunal reviewing case as ‘far from sound’

The Guardian - AU

NDIA wanted Aboriginal man, 64, who relied on ‘homemade walking stick’ rejected from scheme

Disability insurance agency argued man should instead get aged care services at an earlier age

AAP

Virus payments end sees welfare spend drop

Social security payments will decline by almost six per cent in 2022/23 thanks to the end of COVID-19 disaster support payments.

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NDIS Commission launches legal action against Integrity Care over death of Ann Marie Smith

The body overseeing the National Disability Insurance Scheme has launched Federal Court action against the company responsible for supporting Ann Marie Smith, the Adelaide NDIS recipient who died in horrific circumstances.

AAP

New levy should fund NDIS: advocates

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

The Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - AU

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%

ABC News

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.

AAP

Ex-Vic premier to head disability board

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

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