PWDA 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.
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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.
Megan Spindler-Smith, National Press Club Address 10 August 2026
Speaking 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 again
PWDA 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 2026
Communiqué 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 reforms
PWDA 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.
The NDIS helps Zeahn live safely with the level of support he needs every day
Our Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary campaign asked “What does the NDIS make possible in your everyday life?”
This is Zeahn’s story.
This is Zeahn’s story.
Outlining proposed changes to the NDIS
Information about proposed reforms to the NDIS outlines how the changes could affect participants, providers and people applying to the Scheme in the future.
Joint Statement Calls for No Cuts Before Alternative Supports
Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) continue to engage with developments relating to the NDIS Amendment Bill, including the Senate Inquiry Interim Report, the reopening of submissions, and amendments recently passed through Parliament.
These changes are not the true intent of the scheme
As part of our Reasonable. Necessary. Ordinary campaign we asked our followers “What does the NDIS make possible in your everyday life?”