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The government has announced a new tool to assess the needs of people with disability for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Instead of a having to gather and submit medical reports,…
Jess from SDC reports on the Australian National Audit Office’s recent assessment of the effectiveness of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. For every registered provider who has undergone an…
The National Disability Insurance Agency has taken a major step towards creating a simpler, fairer pathway for NDIS Participants to access the disability supports they need. The NDIA has procured…
The NDIS has licensed a needs assessment tool, according to an announcement by NDIS Minister Jenny McAllister. In March, the NDIA concluded a tender process searching for the assessment tool…
From 3 October 2025, participants, nominees and plan managers need to submit claims within 2 years of a support’s start date. Before this change, there was no time limit. This…
Art and music therapies will continue to be available to people with disability under the National Disability Insurance Scheme where there is evidence it will provide beneficial outcomes. The…
Announced in August, the 11 members of the NDIS Reform Advisory Committee come from disability communities across Australia. They join Committee Co-Chairs El Gibbs and Dougie Herd. The Committee was…
Many of you will have seen that the Hon Mark Butler MP, the Minister for Health, Ageing, Disability and the NDIS, recently announced a new program called Thriving Kids. Thriving…
The NDIS operating environment has been subject to a number of reviews in recent years, which have made a range of recommendations including seeking improvements in information sharing, provider registration,…
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission have released two summary papers on the outcome of the consultations for the mandatory registration of Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Support Coordination (SC)
For Terri Warner, a PhD scholar at the ANU School of Medicine and Psychology and a participant in the NDIS, the definition of ‘psychosocial disability’ is both intriguing and confusing. …
Parents and advocates call for reassurance their kids won’t be left behind under a new Thriving Kids program announced by NDIS Minister Mark Butler. The changes mean some children may…
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