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- Thriving Kids rollout must be the start, not the finish
Thriving Kids begins rolling out across all Australian states and territories except Queensland today. PWDA is calling on governments to urgently set out what comes next for people with disability who will not be covered by the program. - Clarity on Queensland’s pathway forward for Foundational SupportLetter to Minister outlining our concerns about the continuing lack of clarity for Queenslanders as Thriving Kids begins rolling out nationally.
- Thriving Kids and Foundational Supports: what you need to knowThriving Kids starts rolling out from 1 October 2026. It is the first phase of a much bigger change to disability supports outside the NDIS.
- More NDIS changes from 1 October: What you need to knowFrom 1 October 2026, significant changes to some NDIS support budgets will begin. Here’s what people with disability need to know.
- Learn how to join the Aviation disability standards consultationPWDA, AFDO and JEC hosted a Community Information Forum to help people in the disability community participate in the new aviation disability standards consultation.
- PWDA Survey on New Framework Planning and NDIS Rules
Complete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape our submission on a proposed changes to the NDIS around New Framework Planning and NDIS Rules - Help shape disability capability training package for Australian Public Service employeesExpress your interest in a lived experience focus group for Australian Public Service employees disability capability training package.
- Creative Storytelling Competition for LGBTQIA+ People with DisabilityPWDA invites LGBTQIA+ people with disability to share their stories as part of our Community Attitudes project — a national awareness and education program focused on building inclusion in workplaces and communities. We are looking for creative, real stories that reflect the diversity of our community and challenge stigma and discrimination.
- NDIS changes start today: what you need to knowNew laws making significant changes to the NDIS start taking effect today, Thursday 27 August 2026. Here is what people with disability need to know about the changes happening now and what is coming next.
- Twenty years of the CRPD Event Wrap-UpPWDA hosted an event to mark Twenty years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights for People with Disabilities (CRPD): From Commitment to Change
- PWDA welcomes Senate rejection of automated aged care assessments, warns against repeating the harm in the NDISPWDA welcomed the Senate’s recognition of the harm caused by automated aged care assessments and warned the Federal Government not to repeat the same mistakes in the NDIS.
- A devastating day for people with disability as NDIS Bill passesPWDA has condemned the passage of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, condemning Parliament for proceeding despite the overwhelming evidence of the unacceptable and foreseeable harm these changes will cause people with disability, our families and carers, and the Australian economy.
- PWDA slams Senate Committee’s Recommendation to Pass the NDIS BillPWDA 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 FundComplete 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.
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