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The Australian government talks endlessly about “social cohesion,” yet reportedly sought marketing advice on how to sell deep cuts to the NDIS. Not how to protect disabled people. Not how to strengthen support. How to package austerity so the public would accept it. #NDIS #Auspol

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Dale Reardon 1d ago

@sortius About the only thing I want from the US at the moment is there election recall system where if you get sufficient people you can force a fresh election as Labor is now so far to the right & forgotten true Labor values #AusPol #NDIS

Dale Reardon 1d ago

RE: https://rssfeed.media/@guardianfeeds/116603250808345796

Labor #NDIS cuts to severely impact participants with Down Syndrome - Labor doesn't seem to care #AusPol #Disability #DownSyndrome #Discrimination

World news | The Guardian 2d ago

Australians with Down's syndrome among those to suffer most from proposed NDIS cuts government analysis says

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/20/australians-with-downs-syndrome-among-those-to-suffer-most-from-proposed-ndis-cuts-government-analysis-says

#Disability #Australia #NDIS

Australians with Down’s syndrome among those to suffer most from proposed NDIS cuts government analysis says

‘It’s heartless to cut supports we need to leave the house, work and study at a time when the cost of living has dramatically increased’, advocate says

The Guardian

NewsletterTF 3d ago

Comedian Dave Hughes: Emotional Vulnerability Meets Political Friction

Why is Dave Hughes talking about his late mother and the NDIS? Learn how the comedian is balancing personal loss with his public fight against government policy.

#davehughes, #ndis, #australiannews, #theassembly, #mentalhealth

https://newsletter.tf/dave-hughes-grief-and-ndis-policy-critique/

NewsletterTF 3d ago

Comedian Dave Hughes showed raw emotion on ABC's The Assembly this week. This is a big change from his usual comedy style as he discusses his mother's death.

#davehughes, #ndis, #australiannews, #theassembly, #mentalhealth
https://newsletter.tf/dave-hughes-grief-and-ndis-policy-critique/

Dave Hughes shares grief for mother while fighting NDIS funding cuts

Why is Dave Hughes talking about his late mother and the NDIS? Learn how the comedian is balancing personal loss with his public fight against government policy.

NewsletterTF

Horachio 3d ago

#NDIS
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/john-della-bosca-warns-albanese-government-over-ndis/106678358?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Mass showers and squalor: What spurred ex-Labor minister's NDIS fight

A former NSW Labor powerbroker and state disability minister pivotal in advocating for the establishment of the NDIS has warned against rushing through sweeping changes to the scheme.

Sean Wright 🇦🇺🏳️‍⚧️♿4d ago

Disabled Australians will now be forced to wait 1/4 of a year or longer to find out if the months of collecting evidence, and the expending of limited cognitive and physical energy was all worth it. Just to be placed on a system that will be riddled with ai enforced injustice. #NDIS

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Dale Reardon 4d ago

@sbwrightpoet.bsky.social Even grandfathering provisions to protect all current people so only new people affected eg with negative gearing people doiing it currently are exempt from changes. Never seen that with disability supports! #NDIS #AusPol

Sean Wright 🇦🇺🏳️‍⚧️♿4d ago

When policy changes threaten wealth, governments talk about fairness and transition periods. When policy changes threaten disabled people, they call it “necessary savings.” #NDIS #disability