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Making a defence funding announcement in WA, prime minister continues to face questions about his handling of national security issues

Advocacy groups estimate 1,140 NDIS participants, like Alicia, are stuck in hospitals waiting for specialist housing plans to be signed off or for disputes to be resolved.

There has been a large spike in the number of NDIS participants reporting their plans have been slashed, with many seeking legal help and causing congestion in the appeals system.

Royal Commission to consider 81 findings against Life Without Barriers' management of group homes for people with disability

A political scuffle over the Prime Minister's clumsy use of the word "blessed" has thrust the NDIS back into the spotlight and triggered important questions about the scheme's sustainability. However, they are questions that neither side of politics is yet prepared to answer.

Advocates say Prime Minister Scott Morrison's comment that he was "blessed" not to have children with disability represents an outdated and harmful way of thinking about disability.

Ahead of the upcoming election, Labor has promised a rigorous review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), focused on spending and administration, should it win office.

A prolific fraudster jailed last year for using a lonely hearts scam to swindle more than $120,000 from an elderly man has pleaded guilty to defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme to the tune of more than $157,000.

Morrison says he’s sorry for comments about autistic children – maybe he is just relieved he doesn’t have to rely on a system that’s failing those who need it most