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Man accused of claiming over $1.5 million in NDIS fraud

A former NDIS provider has been charged with dozens of fraud offences after allegedly claiming more than $1.5 million for services he didn't provide.

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Grattan on Friday: Politically, the baby boomers’ day is done

Politically, it’s a very bad time to be a baby boomer.

The Conversation

Australians ‘uneasy’ about NDIS cuts amid $53bn in new defence spending, Mark Butler concedes

Minister tells Guardian Australia despite substantial changes to disability scheme, it will remain one of best support services ‘anywhere in the world’

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Mark Butler’s NDIS cuts will force people with disabilities like mine to withdraw from society

The inclusive world disability advocates fought so hard for is being torn apart by ruthless, ableist bureaucracy

The Guardian - AU

NDIS revamp deadline guaranteed as 'hostages' exposed

Anthony Albanese has offered assurances to disabled Australians as a premier warns overhauling a federal support scheme will leave the discarded worse off.

AAP

‘We’d be on our own’: families face being thousands of dollars worse off as Labor cuts NDIS lifeline

Households fear not being able to cope if support is reduced or removed amid confusion about how the cuts will impact children and adults with autism

The Guardian - AU

The NDIS is undergoing sweeping changes. How will the cuts work – and will they affect you?

Mark Butler said he will make ‘hard’ decisions to bring the program, which supports around 760,000 Australians with disabilities, under control

The Guardian - AU

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Tightened eligibility and cuts to plans: what the NDIS changes mean for participants

In sweeping reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) announced today, the government will cut 160,000 participants from the scheme over the next four years and reduce funding for the average plan by A$5,000 in the next two years.

The Conversation

States push back on footing bill for NDIS changes

State leaders and ministers say they were kept in the dark on the extent of planned changes to the NDIS and fear they're being left to pick up the tab.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Labor to limit NDIS eligibility; ‘significant failures’ saw foster children placed with serial killer; and hunting for UFOs

Federal health minister Mark Butler announces major changes and says scheme is costing ‘too much and is growing too fast’

The Guardian - AU

NDIS slashed and higher health insurance subsidy for over-65s scrapped, in Health Minister Butler’s package

The government will slash spending in real terms on the National Disability Insurance Scheme over four years, as it undertakes a massive “reset” of the program.

The Conversation

At least 160,000 to be cut from NDIS amid concerns vulnerable people will be left without care

Announcing a major overhaul of the scheme, health minister Mark Butler said it was costing ‘too much and is growing too fast’

The Guardian - AU

Gas lobby spends millions on anti-tax ads – as it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

'Cuts, cuts, cuts': NDIS costs slashed in crack down

Tens of thousands of disabled Australians could lose access to support as the government tries to pare back the soaring cost of the NDIS.

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Labor to tighten child NDIS eligibility to curb spending as Queensland MP warns change is ‘failing kids’

Health minister faces backlash from states as he announces major changes to scheme ahead of May budget

The Conversation

The Coalition wants NDIS reform to focus on 3 things. Here’s what this would mean for users – and the budget

The government is expected to announce further changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) this week, focused on containing the rising number of participants and the growth in costs, and cracking down on fraudulent activities.

AAP

Disability cuts on table as treasurer eyes cost spiral

State officials will be briefed on the federal government's plans to overhaul spending on the NDIS, expected to be announced within days.

The Guardian - AU

NDIS infiltrated by organised crime gangs using intimidation and threats of violence against Australians

Review recommends better use of NDIS data to identify repeat rorters and a requirement for providers to register with the government

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NDIS changes to be unveiled on Wednesday will provide budget’s biggest cuts

The Albanese government on Wednesday will unveil the biggest source of cuts in the May 12 budget, when it announces a sweeping overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Guardian - AU

States on edge about NDIS cuts as Chalmers flags they will be ‘easily the most important’ part of budget savings

Government sources in multiple states say they are worried about the breadth of the changes and possible costs

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How to Choose the Right Mobility Equipment for Independent Living in Australia

Choosing mobility equipment is one of the most consequential decisions a person with a disability or age-related physical change will make. The right equipment expands what is possible. The wrong one creates new limitations or sits unused after a few weeks of frustrating trial and error.

The Conversation

Autism diagnoses are up, largely fuelled by the NDIS. What happens next isn’t entirely clear

Research published earlier this year found the strongest evidence yet that the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has played a key role driving up autism diagnoses in Australia.

The Conversation

The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed

Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has grown too big, too fast.

The Guardian - AU

Susan was forced out of a disability support job after speaking out. Are NDIS whistleblower laws still too weak?

Human rights lawyers say NDIS workers and their clients remain at risk despite newly bolstered whistleblower protections

AAP

NDIS overhaul uncertainty 'deeply unsettling'

As the government debates how to rein in the spiralling cost of the NDIS, advocates say the disability community is struggling with the uncertainty.

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