The 22-year-old, who has Down’s syndrome, relies on social and community programs – half of which are set to be axed from the disability insurance scheme ...

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 ...

Reform that removes support before alternatives exist is not reform. It is the displacement of risk onto people with disability, families, and already-strained systems.

Before the NDIS, disability support was run by the states and territories, defined by fragmentation, scarcity and segregation. Under the Commonwealth's dramatic cuts to the now-$50 billion scheme, the ...

According to recent figures, about 250,000 children under the age of 15 participate in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). But a new scoping review out of the University of Adelaide has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zoe Simmons is warning that NDIS cuts are going to result in 'widespread suffering'. (Supplied/Getty) A leading Australian ...

The Brotherhood of St Laurence is set to axe up to 45 of its early childhood coordinator roles, currently funded under a contract with the National Disability Insurance Scheme, as it transitions to a ...

Health Minister Mark Butler rejected calls for delays in implementing changes to the NDIS, as a rushed Senate inquiry reveals ...

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has seen increasing numbers of children with developmental delay or disability receive support within clinical settings. It’s also seen reduced support ...

Mark Butler’s proposed plan offers a significant opportunity to redefine the scheme for people with permanent and significant disabilities The federal health minister, Mark Butler, outlined a plan to ...

Gold Coast children as young as eight are becoming carers as families grapple with a lack of federal government support.