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Author: David Kavanagh

CYDA welcomes time for further scrutiny of NDIS Bill, but urges genuine engagement

CYDA Media Release.

CYDA welcomed today’s extension to the NDIS Bill Inquiry while calling on the government to genuinely scrutinise its impacts on disabled children and young people.

CYDA’s submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry on Educational Attainment

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CYDA’s submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry on Educational Attainment recommends it look beyond the boy/girl binary to include disability and other factors.

Disabled young people unfairly locked out by Australia’s social media ban, CYDA warns UN delegates

CYDA Media Release.

On the six-month anniversary of Australia’s social media age restrictions, new pulse data reveals disabled young people over 16 are being erroneously blocked from accessing their accounts.

NDIS overhaul will push families into crisis, Senate Inquiry told

CYDA Media Release.

Proposed changes to the NDIS will strip away vital lifelines and push already stretched families into crisis.

CYDA’s submission on the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026

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CYDA’s submission on the NDIS Amendment Bill 2026 focuses on four priority areas for children and young people with disability.

Disability Representative Organisations call for genuine senate scrutiny as concerns grow over rushed NDIS reforms

CYDA Media Release.

Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations are united in calling for a robust Senate Inquiry into the NDIS Reform Bill introduced today by the Australian Government.

A ‘fair crack’ shouldn’t exclude disabled young Australians

CYDA Media Release.

Children and young people with disability have been sidelined in a disappointing Federal Budget that promised to give younger generations a ‘fair crack’.

CYDA’s submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into NDIS Integrity

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Despite its central role in providing quality and safe supports, many children, families and caregivers experience gaps in NDIS support, leading to integrity risks in the Scheme.

Disability advocates call on Government to ensure critical supports remain while NDIS changes are made

CYDA Media Release.

Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations acknowledge the need to tackle NDIS fraud and ensure long-term scheme sustainability, and we are ready to work constructively with the Government on these reforms.

CYDA’s submission to the Tasmanian Family Violence Act 2004 and Related Legislation consultation

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Children and young people with disability experience higher rates of violence compared to those without disability, yet access to supports and services that meet their needs remains limited. 

CYDA’s submission to the NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee consultation

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The NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee provides advice to the government on which disability supports should be funded under the Scheme.

Students with disability missing from SA election debate on education, advocates warn

CYDA Media Release.

Tens of thousands of students with disability are being overlooked in promised education reforms ahead of the South Australian state election.

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