CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 28-- The Australian Department of Social Services' Minister for Families and Social Services, Paul Fletcher, issued the following news release: National Disability Insurance ...

Exclusive: After a $24,000 legal fight, Scott Clough won the disability support he needs. New appeal rules mean others may not have the same protection ...

At the moment participants who seek funds need to prove they have a disability in order to get support. Often that comes in the guise of expensive medical reports from GPs, specialists or allied ...

Karen R Fisher received funding from Early Childhood Intervention Australia, Australian Research Council and NSW Health. Nirosha Boaden does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...

What a difference a few years makes. In 2021, the disability community rejoiced when independent assessments — a controversial set of reforms spearheaded by the Coalition — were declared "dead". Labor ...

It’s been described as the biggest social policy reform since the introduction of Medicare – so it’s safe to say expectations surrounding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are high. For ...

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.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says a five-year funding deal for hospitals is closely linked to state support for a new disability scheme proposed by the federal government. States said they were caught off ...

Libby Callaway receives funding from the Transport Accident Commission (via the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research) and National Disability Research and Development funding. The ...

Health Minister Mark Butler’s plan to divert kids with mild developmental delays and autism away from the NDIS and toward a new, vague national program called Thriving Kids has received some strong ...