Latest news
Read all our news as it happens.
This news feed contains a mix of all our content as it’s produced:
- Community Attitudes Webinar: LGBTQIA+ People with Disability
Register now to join People with Disability Australia (PWDA) for a free Community Attitudes webinar exploring how to embed intersectional inclusion and create safer, more welcoming environments for LGBTQIA+ people with disability. - 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.
- PWDA Supplementary Paper to the NDIS Amendment Bill Inquiry 2026PWDA provided a Supplementary Paper to the Inquiry into the NDIS 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.
- Free workshops in the Lake Macquarie region and Hunter Valley
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is hosting free workshops in the Lake Macquarie region and Hunter Valley. - 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.
- Outlining proposed changes to the NDISInformation about proposed reforms to the NDIS outlines how the changes could affect participants, providers and people applying to the Scheme in the future.
Read all our news articles.
Ends | Contact us
HELP STOP THE NDIS CUTS
We need the Government to understand the real harm these proposed changes will cause to people with disability.
Join our Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary campaign to sign the petition, share your story and email your local MP to help STOP THE CUTS.
We cannot afford to lose these supports.
Related content
Get involved
Become a member: Sign up now. It’s free!
Make a donation: Giving feels great!
Get our latest news: Straight to your inbox!