Di Winkler AM is an occupational therapist and is the CEO and founder of the Summer Foundation. Jacinta Douglas does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Thousands of Australians with high levels of functional impairment due to mental health challenges are being neglected by the government and are likely to end up on the National Disability Insurance ...

The federal Labor government is carrying out a drastic overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), aiming to cut $60 billion from projected disability spending over the next decade.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Australian women are all too familiar with the concept of the glass ceiling. That invisible barrier, purposely built by those in power to keep us in our place. As a disabled woman, I’ve experienced ...

OPINION: A disability advocate says this year's International Day of People with a Disability feels different as NDIS changes have dragged rights back 30 years. To co-opt the famous words of the late ...

The National Disability Insurance Scheme, launched 12 years ago, was a bold – some would say rushed – attempt to create a quasi-market for disability services where none had existed. Historically, ...

Federal government figures show almost $14bn allocated to NDIS participants was unspent in 2024-25. And the amount of unspent funds is now growing at 15 per cent a year. Advocates warn vulnerable ...

A breakdown of the $58bn funding across Australia for 2024-25 shows where the most – and least – taxpayer money is being thrown at a system in which costs are growing 10 per cent a year. Half of the ...