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Like many Australians, Simone Erdedi became depressed and anxious during COVID-19 lockdowns. With help from her community, she's back to thriving and ready to empower others.

Most early support programs for autistic children (also called “early interventions”) are provided after diagnosis. But long waiting times can leave families feeling stressed that they are “missing out” on critical opportunities to support their child.

People with high-value NDIS plans are being bribed with fast food, kidnapped and having their funding drained by providers, a bombshell report says.

Mitchell Taylor was in and out of a group home for 10 years. His parents became concerned when he began begging not to go.

New data reveals that, while remote regions have attracted the highest average plan value, participants in those postcodes spend less due to restricted service provision.

Last week’s federal budget included a A$732.9 million investment to get the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) “back on track”. In the next four years, there are also plans for a $15.3 billion reduction in NDIS costs.

Just over three years ago, then-Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the federal government would finally solve the issue of young people with disability having to live in nursing homes. The government developed a strategy and committed to getting all young people out of aged care facilities by 2025.

Bill Shorten says savings possible through tackling rorts, spiralling costs and rip-offs, but disability advocates remain sceptical

Teen brothers were found locked in their room, naked and in soiled nappies, after their father was discovered dead from a terminal illness at their home in Brisbane's northern suburbs.

Eligibility for services funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to be tightened as the government seeks to bank $74.3 billion in savings through trimmed growth forecasts.

A public housing tenant unable to climb the stairs in his own property is pleading with authorities to move him, saying he sleeps in his armchair and is going weeks at a time without showering.