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A graphic image of two hands holding a smartphone with the NDIS Code of Conduct on it.
Posted inNDIS

New video campaign promotes NDIS Code of Conduct

by daniellekOctober 1, 2025October 1, 2025

New educational videos from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission aim to help NDIS providers better understand their obligations under the NDIS Code of Conduct. The NDIS Code of Conduct upholds the rights of NDIS participants to access safe […]

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Posted inNDIA

‘Cautiously optimistic’: PWDA reacts to I-CAN needs assessment

by daniellekOctober 1, 2025October 1, 2025

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed the announcement of a new support needs assessment tool for the NDIS. The NDIA announced last week it had procured a license for […]

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Posted inNDIS

Student-led project leads to online database of NDIS appeals

by daniellekOctober 1, 2025October 1, 2025

University of Queensland Law School students working through the university’s Pro Bono Centre have created an online database of NDIS appeals. The NDIS Appeals Database is now available for lawyers appealing decisions for people who […]

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Posted inNDIS

Minister outlines pillars of NDIS’ future

by daniellekSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025

NDIS Minister Jenny McAllister told this year’s National Disability Summit in Melbourne that the NDIS is at an “important moment” in its second decade of existence. After recounting the Labor […]

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Posted inNews

Tax breaks for live-in carers to drive NDIS savings

by daniellekSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025

Using ILAs such as host and homeshare could save the government $260 million over five years if 500 more people each year chose to live in an ILA, rather than […]

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Posted inInnovative Therapies

New prices for therapies, but is it enough?

by daniellekSeptember 16, 2025September 17, 2025

Art and music therapies under the NDIS will continue, after an independent review by Dr Stephen Duckett. The review recognised the benefits of these therapies for participants and made 19 […]

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Posted inResearch Projects

Right Direction to fix gaps in NDIS planning

by daniellekSeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Evidence reveals that more than 60 per cent of NDIS participants receiving behaviour support services were not involved in developing their own plans. A newly-developed suite of resources called The […]

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Posted inNDIS

‘Market failure’: new data shows OTs on the brink from NDIS cuts

by daniellekSeptember 3, 2025September 3, 2025

The peak body for occupational therapists (OTs) says NDIS price freezes have left hundreds of occupational therapy businesses on the brink of financial ruin, risking the care of thousands of […]

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Posted inNDIS

NDIA claims ‘sustained achievement’ in NDIS

by daniellekSeptember 2, 2025September 2, 2025

There has been “sustained achievement” in several areas across the NDIS, according to the scheme’s latest quarterly report.  The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) says there have been increases in […]

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Posted inHealth & Wellbeing

Disability workers face burnout crisis

by daniellekAugust 27, 2025August 27, 2025

Disability workers are in the midst of an acute workforce crisis, a new survey reveals. Almost 500 disability support workers took part in the survey, sharing concerns about pay, chronic […]

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Posted inNDIS

Concerns about new scheme to remove autism from NDIS

by Kymberly MartinAugust 22, 2025August 27, 2025

Changes ahead for NDIS with new program for some children with autism.

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Posted inNews

Measuring what matters for Australians with disability

by daniellekAugust 19, 2025August 20, 2025

A new Disability Wellbeing Index promises to better measure outcomes for people with disability – thanks in part to its co-design process. The Disability Wellbeing Index (DWI) was launched this […]

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