The Latest Breaking News from Disability

The latest Learning from lives and deaths report (LeDeR), expected to show data for 2023, was due to be published in about November last year.

Most people assume they can get insurance whenever they want, but that’s not always the case. Certain habits, lifestyle choices, and overlooked decisions can make it difficult—or even impossible—to get approved for coverage. Whether it’s life, health, or disability insurance, companies carefully weigh risk before offering policies. People who unintentionally…

Medicare, aged care and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are all key parts of Australians’ lives. But for the federal government, each of these areas – especially growing demand and rising costs – remains a challenge.

Ibukun Olashore was found to be using the charity as a ‘front’ to disguise her ‘dishonest activities’

Definitions of mental ill health and neurodivergence have been expanded, leading to overwhelm in the system, according to a new report

The former health secretary argued that society has ‘lost sight of the fundamental reality that child development is a messy and uneven process’.

Martin Lewis has sounded the alarm for anyone who took time off work between 1978 and 2010 to look after children or someone with a long-term disability.

Autistic children with mild to moderate developmental delay will no longer be eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from mid-2027.

Reforms to rein in the NDIS were difficult but needed to be done, the prime minister says, despite concerns over changes for children with autism.