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iRobot? Labor ditches NDIS equity for auto-only planning

Few things impact the human experience more than living with a disability. The creation of the NDIS was a welcome relief, ...
The Conversation

Everyone is talking about the NDIS – we spoke to participants and asked them how to fix it

Mark Brown is a Research Fellow at the Summer Foundation and also an NDIS participant. Di Winkler is the CEO and Founder of the Summer Foundation. Last week’s budget revealed the rapidly escalating ...
The Conversation

The NDIS is set for a reboot but we also need to reform disability services outside the scheme

Helen Dickinson receives funding from ARC, NHMRC and CYDA. NDIS Minister Bill Shorten yesterday announced a “reboot” of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme and six major areas of reform.
The Australian Financial Review

Labor doubles NDIS workforce to 10,000, driving public service blowout

The number of public servants working on the National Disability Insurance Scheme has almost doubled under Labor, despite attempts to reduce costs at the $50 billion agency as spending on the federal ...