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

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.
NDIS overhaul will push families into crisis, Senate Inquiry told

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

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

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

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

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

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 NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee consultation

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

CYDA has joined with Disability Representative Organisations across Australia to call for clear and complete consultation on NDIS planning reforms
CYDA’s submission to the Getting It Right: A New Definition for NDIS Providers consultation

The way the NDIS defines and regulates providers matters for the thousands of children and young people who make up a large share of the Scheme.
CYDA’s submission to the NDIS (Integrity and Safeguarding) Amendment Bill 2025

In recent years, major reviews into the NDIS and disability safeguarding found serious and ongoing risks of abuse, neglect and exploitation for people with disability.
DROs respond to Government Agreement on Disability Supports

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.