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NDIS cost scrutiny is intensifying again – the past shows this can harm health and wellbeing for people with disability

Samia Badji, Anne Kavanagh and Dennis Petrie
The Conversation
Monday 1st May, 2023
Those in the disability field have been expressing a sense of whiplash since Friday. Many had felt buoyed by reassurances from Bill Shorten, minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
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Disability advocates in shock over Labor announcement of NDIS ‘growth target’

Stephanie Dalzell and Nas Campanella
ABC
Friday 28th April, 2023
Disability advocates have reacted furiously to the government's move to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), after it unveiled a plan that could save the budget
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NDIS mental health toolkit

IMHA
Thursday 27th April, 2023
The toolkit is designed for people with lived experience of the mental health system who use or are eligible for the NDIS’ under the psychosocial disability stream. It has information
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Gov to boost IT systems for detecting NDIS fraud

ITnews
Thursday 27th April, 2023
The government is set to allocate $48.3 million in next month’s federal budget for anti-fraud measures around the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), including new IT systems.
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PM Anthony Albanese announces $720m funding in upcoming budget for NDIA Posted

ABC
Friday 28th April, 2023
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Shorten backs ‘ethical’ automation for NDIS assessments

Brandon How
InnovationAus
Wednesday 19th April, 2023
Government Services minister Bill Shorten has called for the greater use of data and automation in National Disability Insurance Scheme assessments as long as an “ethical framework” is in place.
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The NDIS is set for a reboot but we also need to reform disability services outside the scheme

Helen Dickinson
The Conversation
Wednesday 19th April, 2023
While much of the attention on the scheme is around Tier 3 supports, a major driver of costs is a lack of investment in Tier 2 services. If we do
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Automated NDIS assessments to stay but with “human element”

Jeremy Nadel
iTnews
Wednesday 19th April, 2023
Shorten said there was no inherent issue with using automation technology and data analysis in NDIS operations, as long as it was used ethically and transparently. "Automation and using data
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NDIS ‘reboot’ will include more staff, cost crackdown, longer-term plans and shonky services purge, Shorten says

Jake Evans
ABC
Tuesday 18th April, 2023
Mr Shorten said there was still "more good than bad" in the scheme, but he outlined a six-pronged plan to overhaul the NDIA, including a lift in staffing, longer-term care
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NDIS clients claim a disability advocate charged their plans for non-existent services

Rory Callinan and Laura Lavelle
ABC
Monday 17th April, 2023
When she checked her sons' accounts, she saw charges for services she says they had never received involving therapy providers she had never heard of. One invoice of nearly $2,000
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Government Services minister Bill Shorten addressed NDIS concerns at Press

Hon Bill Shorten
National Press Club
Tuesday 18th April, 2023

The federal government is foreshadowing an overhaul of the national disability insurance scheme. NDIS Minister Bill Shorten warns the scheme has lost its way and needs a reboot. In his…

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NDIS Minister National Press Club Address and what you might have missed (it’s scary!)

Dr George Taleporos
Linkedin
Tuesday 18th April, 2023
At today's National Press Club Address Minister Bill Shorten made some important announcements and reminded me why I have such deep respect for this man and gratitude for his commitment
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