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.
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.
Proposed changes to the NDIS will strip away vital lifelines and push already stretched families into crisis.
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.
Children and young people with disability have been sidelined in a disappointing Federal Budget that promised to give younger generations a ‘fair crack’.
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.
Tens of thousands of students with disability are being overlooked in promised education reforms ahead of the South Australian state election.
CYDA has joined with Disability Representative Organisations across Australia to call for clear and complete consultation on NDIS planning reforms
CYDA has joined with Disability Representative Organisations across Australia to release a joint statement responding to the National Cabinet and other recent announcements on Thriving Kids and disability supports.
On 22 December 2025, the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability released a final report following its Inquiry into the Australian Government’s Thriving Kids initiative.
The Guardian’s recent reporting on proposals to introduce computer-generated NDIS plans appears to signal a substantial change in the way participant budgets may be determined.
Disability advocate Kirsty Barnett reflects on why it’s time for Australia to adopt a national Human Rights Act.
