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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.
CYDA’s response to the Thriving Kids Inquiry report
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.
DROs call for transparency on ‘Computer-Generated NDIS Plans’
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.
Why we need a Human Rights Act
Disability advocate Kirsty Barnett reflects on why it’s time for Australia to adopt a national Human Rights Act.
“Almost every day for years”: why young people say it’s time to fix Australia’s disability discrimination law
Grace Mitchelson is 19 but has already spent years of her life fighting to be believed, supported, and included.
“A major red flag”: four in five warn Thriving Kids rollout is too rushed, CYDA survey finds
A new national survey of 1535 families and young people has found nearly 80% believe the government’s Thriving Kids rollout window leaves too little time to prepare, putting vital supports at risk.
Social media age checks must be accessible
Children and young people under 16 will soon be unable to hold accounts on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.
Nothing about us without us
Disability Representative Organisations stand united in our reiteration to government of nothing about us without us.
Rushed Thriving Kids rollout risks leaving families without critical support, warns CYDA
Children and Young People with Disability Australia cautions against rushing the Australian Government’s Thriving Kids program, announced today.
“Nothing has changed”: new report finds no progress for students with disability, two years after Royal Commission
Students with disability continue to be excluded, bullied, and denied meaningful support at school almost two years after the Disability Royal Commission called for urgent reform.
“It’s breaking our family”: Survey reveals devastating impact of NDIS eligibility reassessments
A new national CYDA survey has exposed the profound harm the NDIS eligibility reassessment process is causing families across the country.
Queensland risks condemning generations of students to segregated schooling
The Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education is deeply alarmed by the Queensland Government’s recent announcement to build six new special schools.