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- PWDA slams Senate Committee’s Recommendation to Pass the NDIS Bill
PWDA condemns the Senate Committee’s recommendation that the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 proceed. - Complete the PWDA Survey on Inclusive Communities Fund
Complete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape our submission on a proposed Inclusive Communities Fund to help community organisations become more inclusive and accessible. - Megan Spindler-Smith, National Press Club Address 10 August 2026Speaking at the National Press Club, PWDA Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith said the Bill abandoned the original promise of the NDIS by asking people with disability to pay the price for a policy choice the Government did not have to make.
- “Rip it up”: PWDA urges Parliament to reject NDIS Bill and start againPWDA has called on Parliament to reject the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, warning the Government has chosen to cut participant supports instead of fixing the institutions responsible for administering and safeguarding the Scheme.
- Joint Communiqué: Disability Representative Organisation and Legal Roundtable on the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026Communiqué following Disability Representative Organisations and Legal Roundtable to discuss the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026.
- MEDIA RELEASE: PWDA warns new evidence shows Government is not ready for sweeping NDIS reformsPWDA is warning the Government is pushing ahead with the biggest changes in the NDIS before the agencies responsible for delivering them have demonstrated they are ready.
- PWDA launches the Community Attitudes projectCommunity Attitudes is here! People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is excited to launch the Community Attitudes project. A new national project promoting the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people with disability in workplaces and communities.
- The NDIS helps Zeahn live safely with the level of support he needs every dayOur Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary campaign asked “What does the NDIS make possible in your everyday life?” This is Zeahn’s story.
- How to make a Parliamentary SubmissionPWDA help with Building your own Submission including What is a parliamentary submission? Supportive links and a template to build your own.
- These changes are not the true intent of the schemeAs part of our Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary campaign we asked our followers “What does the NDIS make possible in your everyday life?”
- Jeramy Hope resigns as President of PWDAPeople with Disability Australia (PWDA) announces that Jeramy Hope has resigned as President and Director of PWDA.
- Complete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape Future NDIS ConsultationsComplete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape Future NDIS Consultations. Your feedback will help PWDA advocate for more accessible information, better consultation and stronger engagement with people with disability.
- “When support is withdrawn, the need does not disappear”PWDA evidence at Public Hearings for Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 Thursday 11 June On Wednesday 12 June, PWDA gave evidence at the Public Hearings for…
- More of your Stories: ‘The NDIS makes ordinary life possible for me’Community share their Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary stories about what the NDIS makes possible in their everyday life.
- What You Need to Know About the NDIS Bill: Advocates Unpack the Sweeping ChangesPWDA joined advocates from Children and Young People with Disability Australia and Disabled People Against Cuts Australia on NDIS Insights with Dr George to discuss recent changes
- Your Stories of Reasonable. Necessary and Ordinary NDIS SupportsAs part of our Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary campaign we asked our followers “What does the NDIS make possible in your everyday life?”
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