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.
Tag: NDIS Review
More NDIS changes from 1 October: What you need to know
From 1 October 2026, significant changes to some NDIS support budgets will begin.
Here’s what people with disability need to know.
Here’s what people with disability need to know.
PWDA Submission to Consultation on the Inclusive Communities Fund
PWDA response to the consultation on Inclusive Communities Fund recommended by the Australian Government to offer inclusive and accessible services
NDIS changes start today: what you need to know
New 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.
A devastating day for people with disability as NDIS Bill passes
PWDA 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 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.