'Everyday living cost' or assistive technology? NDIS participants frustrated with flexibility of rules

A year after a controversial NDIS change, advocates are growing increasingly concerned that "counterintuitive" and ...
The Conversation

‘They treat you like a person, they ask you what you want’: what NDIS participants value in support workers

Megan Topping's doctoral research is supported by a postgraduate award through the Summer Foundation, Melbourne, Australia. The Participant Led Video research was funded by the Innovative Workforce ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

Workforce shortages are putting NDIS participants at risk. Here are 3 ways to attract more disability sector workers

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. But workforce ...

Fake academic reference reveals AI use in claim for $1.6m from NDIS

The report asked for increased funding for a client but was created with the help of artificial intelligence and cited ...

Scale of family concerns about NDIS replacement revealed

Officials say the agency has distorted the disability workforce, prices and wait times. But recipients say they’re more ...
The Toowoomba Chronicle

NDIS support worker Emma Kate Ridley-Evert on Supreme Court bail for alleged drug trafficking

A Charters Towers NDIS disability support worker and single mum is facing serious drug supply and trafficking charges that will see her before the Townsville Supreme Court. Emma Kate Ridley-Evert, 33, ...