Dale Reardon2d ago
Guardian News: Sam endured four miserable years in a disability group home. The NDIS was meant to change that – but reports of neglect are surging https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/18/ndis-disability-group-home-neglect-ntwnfb #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #Disability #NDIS #AusPol #Discrimination
Sam endured four miserable years in a disability group home. The NDIS was meant to change that – but reports of neglect are surging

Exclusive: The regulator is fielding an increasing number of reports of abuse, injuries and unauthorised restraint, documents released under FoI show

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USMar 2
Australians who need care because of age or disability shouldn’t be reduced to an algorithm | Georgia Van Toorn https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/02/aged-care-disability-australia-algorithms #AgedCare #Disability #AustraliaNews #NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme
Australians who need care because of age or disability shouldn’t be reduced to an algorithm

When we relinquish care to a computer, we put lives at the mercy of a flawed system

The Guardian
Opinion | The Guardian USFeb 15
A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is under consideration. Here’s what parents need to know https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/15/profound-autism-meaning-what-is-parents-need-to-know #Autism #Health #NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme #AustraliaNews #ParentsAndParenting #Children #Carers
A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is under consideration. Here’s what parents need to know

Category describes people who have little or no language, an IQ of less than 50 and require 24-hour supervision

The Guardian
Dale ReardonFeb 14
The #NDIS unfortunately often makes your Mental Health / Depression & anxiety far worse when they should be helping you: Guardian News: ‘Overwhelming sense of doom’: NDIS support cuts leave families in fear – and there are more to come https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/09/ndis-national-disability-insurance-scheme-changes-families-fear-cuts #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #Disability #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #AusPol
‘Overwhelming sense of doom’: NDIS support cuts leave families in fear – and there are more to come

Many small changes since 2024 have ‘added up to one big cut’, advocates say, and the two biggest changes are due to roll out this year

The Guardian
Dale ReardonFeb 4
How will Labor’s Thriving Kids work and who is still eligible for the NDIS? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/04/how-will-thriving-kids-work-ndis-autism-children #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #Disability #Health #Autism #NDIS #Discrimination
How will Labor’s Thriving Kids work and who is still eligible for the NDIS?

New services will move children under nine with mild developmental delays and autism off the NDIS. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 4
How will Labor’s Thriving Kids work and who is still eligible for the NDIS? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/04/how-will-thriving-kids-work-ndis-autism-children #NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme #Health #MarkButler #Autism #Disability #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics
How will Labor’s Thriving Kids work and who is still eligible for the NDIS?

New services will move children under nine with mild developmental delays and autism off the NDIS. Here’s what you need to know

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianJan 29
Australia news live: wait times balloon for at-home aged care; national cabinet to discuss NDIS and health funding deal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/30/national-cabinet-meeting-ndis-health-funding-gun-buyback-scheme-anthony-albanese-mark-butler-labor-coalition-sussan-ley-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaWeather #AgedCare #NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme #LaborParty #AustralianEconomy #Coalition #NationalParty #Australia...
Australia news live: wait times balloon for at-home aged care; national cabinet to discuss NDIS and health funding deal

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Dale ReardonJan 28
Labor offers to delay NDIS autism changes if states agree to hospital and disability funding deal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/29/labor-offers-to-delay-ndis-autism-changes-if-states-agree-to-hospital-and-disability-funding-deal #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #Disability #Health #Autism #NDIS #Discrimination
Labor offers to delay NDIS autism changes if states agree to hospital and disability funding deal

Exclusive: The $2bn Thriving Kids scheme, due to start on 1 July, would instead start in October, after states said they were not ready yet

The Guardian
Dale ReardonJan 25
Outsourced call centre staff at NDIS have to pretend to work for government, workers say https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/25/ndis-outsourced-call-centre-pretend-government-workers #Nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #Disability #Serco #NDIS
Outsourced call centre staff at NDIS have to pretend to work for government, workers say

Serco employees also say they are given email addresses identical to public servants, making them indistinguishable

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianJan 25
Outsourced call centre staff at NDIS have to pretend to work for government, workers say https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/25/ndis-outsourced-call-centre-pretend-government-workers #AustraliaNews #NationalDisabilityInsuranceScheme #Disability #Privatisation #Serco
Outsourced call centre staff at NDIS have to pretend to work for government, workers say

Serco employees also say they are given email addresses identical to public servants, making them indistinguishable

The Guardian