How opera singer Janelle Colquhoun became national champion archer after losing her sight
In short: Janelle Colquhoun became a champion para archer after being robbed of her sight in her late 20s. The Brisbane woman lost her career as…
NDIS rorting by criminal syndicates worse than feared, says scheme’s watchdog
In short: The acting boss for the NDIS watchdog says more than a fifth of funding may be being abused by crime groups.Michael Phelan says…
Mainstream NDIS providers failed Will, so he built his own support service for neurodiverse people to game together
He struggled through school, feared he wouldn't have coped at university, and lives with a genetic condition, but somehow Will Golding has used his disability…
The government is looking to improve the lives of autistic Australians and wants your advice
In short: The federal government has released a draft of a strategy it hopes will improve the lives of autistic Australians.Feedback will inform a more…
Carer daughter calls for disability funding rethink to buy all-terrain-vehicle for dad on rural property
Atlanta Baker has painful memories of the last time she took her dad to a public park; his paranoia spiked and he scratched his arms…
New NDIS taskforce to investigate providers overcharging disability participants
In short: Providers suspected of overcharging NDIS participants will face a new consumer watchdog taskforce.As much as a fifth of NDIS spending is being rorted by…
Dylan Lloyd, accused of sexually assaulting child on Adelaide train, denied home detention bail
A convicted child sex offender has been refused home detention bail after the alleged sexual assault of a child on a train in Adelaide's south.Key…
People on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, providers fear big review cuts
People on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and providers are worried the federal government's push to curb its ballooning costs will mean they lose…
NDIS reform and calls to make GST ‘no-worse-off guarantee’ permanent set to dominate national cabinet
Imminent reform to rein in the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and mounting calls for the GST "no-worse-off guarantee" to be made…