Premium Insights and analysis Public service implications loom with NDIS review Community & Social Bill Shorten has vowed to finish the work of building a responsive and supportive National Disability Insurance Scheme but in order to realise this promise, major work must go into re-orienting the way the government goes about managing and regulating the scheme.
‘No choice, no control’: NDIS needs major, rapid change December 7, 2023 By Paul Osborne and Kat Wong Federal Report says Australians with disabilities have limited choice, control over services because the support ecosystem is too reliant on the NDIS.
NDIS is complex and costly, says interim review report June 30, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal The NDIS review seeks feedback on five key challenges it has identified, with the current system leaving families exhausted and stressed.
Three NDIS reforms to better support those in need, especially children with autism June 21, 2023 By Robert Breunig and Maathumai Ranjan Community & Social The NDIS can be reformed to better serve the interests and long-term needs of children living with autism and developmental delay.
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: Conflicts of interest claims and ‘independent assessments’ dog NDIS reform March 31, 2021 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks Plans for NDIS independent assessments face allegations of conflicts of interest and exclusion of people with certain brain inquiries.
NDIS funding focus and rushed rollout could be undermining outcomes May 15, 2017 By Stephen Easton Community & Social Is the NDIS fully funded, and what does that even mean? Will the scheme will be delivered on time and on budget? There are growing concerns that these questions obscure another matter of fundamental importance: the quality of outcomes.
New year, new National Disability Insurance Agency board January 12, 2017 By Stephen Easton Jurisdiction The new National Disability Insurance Agency board has loads of corporate governance and financial management nous. Founding chair and “father of the NDIS” Bruce Bonyhady is out, but had some final advice for the minister.
CEO’s lessons from the NDIS: scaling individualised services October 29, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features The National Disability Insurance Agency is on the front lines of the move towards a market stewardship role for public servants. Chief executive David Bowen shares his top lessons from the small-scale trials leading up to the full NDIS roll-out in 2019.
Social services just the beginning for SAP's digital institute October 28, 2015 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The National Disability Insurance Agency has joined two Australian universities as founding members of new privately funded research institute that aims to explore revolutionary models of public service delivery underpinned by big data and digital transformation.