The most contentious parts of the NDIS bill being scrutinised today

Politicians are presiding over three days of public hearings into a bill paving the way for the biggest ever cuts to the NDIS.

NDIS bill creates funding cut powers, civil penalties and stricter test for access

Legislation designed to save $35 billion in NDIS spending is introduced to parliament, revealing new powers for the minister to cut funding to classes of supports, automate some decisions and create ...

‘Kill that bill’: Greens to use future budget deals to stop NDIS cuts

Labor’s curbs on negative gearing and overhaul of the capital gains tax are set to pass the parliament this week, after the ...

Coalition threatens to derail Labor’s NDIS reform over transparency fears

Labor’s plan to pass once-in-a-generation reforms to the $55bn-a-year NDIS are in doubt, as Coalition senators sitting on the ...
The Conversation

Tightened eligibility and cuts to plans: what the NDIS changes mean for participants

In sweeping reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) announced today, the government will cut 160,000 participants from the scheme over the next four years and reduce funding for the ...
Opinion

Tightening NDIS eligibility will disproportionately affect women – in more ways than you’d expect

Public hearings are underway this week to highlight the impacts of the government’s new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) bill to tighten eligibility and save costs. Over the past two days, ...
About Regional

Riverina NDIS recipients say support already being cut ahead of looming reforms

Riverina NDIS recipients say they are already experiencing sharp reductions in support packages, ahead of federal reforms expected to ...
Opinion

Are we being misled about NDIS fraud? Yes, we are

It’s time for the federal government to set the record straight and use its own numbers around the real scale of problems in the NDIS.