Australians will need to exhaust ‘all appropriate’ treatment options to access NDIS under proposed rules

Exclusive: Sweeping overhaul expected to be introduced to parliament Thursday as Greens warn proposal is ‘extraordinarily alarming’ ...

Labor’s budget relies on NDIS cuts. Growth in the scheme just blew out, again

Central to their concerns are new laws giving the minister of the day board powers to make sweeping cuts to funding or ...

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 ...

Strict new criteria, sweeping ministerial powers: All the changes coming for NDIS

The new laws, which will be sent to an inquiry, say someone must have undertaken all other appropriate treatments before ...

The Coalition wants NDIS reform to focus on 3 things. Here’s what this would mean for users – and the budget

The government is expected to announce further changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) this week, focused on containing the rising number of participants and the growth in costs, ...

NDIS growth jumps to 11.3 per cent in year

Annual spending growth on the National Disability Insurance Scheme has ticked above 11 per cent for the first time in more ...

Butler urged to end 'limbo' for 500,000 Australians with psychosocial disability in NDIS reforms

NDIS Minister Mark Butler must end the uncertainty half a million people have been living in when he announces changes to the ...

Disability advocates concerned about NDIS changes | Midday News Bulletin 13 May 2026

Disability advocates express concerns over the federal budget changes; US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing ...
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NDIS access fails at first financial hurdle for families with disability

A mother says without a local charity's funding she would not have been able to afford to have her son assessed for the NDIS. An advocacy group says cost is a major barrier. The cost of the ...