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Sydney man charged for alleged role in $1.8 million NDIS fraud (AFP - Australian Federal Police)

Public Technologies 09 Oct 2026
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner Louise Glanville said ... Anyone with information about suspected fraud involving the NDIS should contact the NDIS fraud reporting and scams helpline on 1800 650 717.
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Complaint over senior NT public servant who ran private NDIS provider

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 03 Oct 2026
A senior staffer with the Northern Territory's Department of Children and Families in Central Australia spent almost three years as the sole director of a private NDIS provider in Alice Springs ... .
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What the NDIS community participation cuts mean for you (Hireup Pty Ltd)

Public Technologies 01 Oct 2026
) From 1 October 2026, the NDIS will start reducing budgets for two types of supports. Social, economic and community participation ... [...] ... Attachments Original document Permalink.
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Billions slashed from NDIS packages as reassessments lead to more cuts

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30 Sep 2026
As NDIS participants brace for cuts to community supports from tomorrow, documents show the agency running the scheme has been slashing packages overall ... .
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Australia news live: ATO finds one-quarter of big firms pay zero tax; NDIS alternative Thriving ...

The Guardian 30 Sep 2026
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NDIS advocates are pushing for alternatives to group homes

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 29 Sep 2026
Disability accommodation support is under federal government review to reduce NDIS costs, advocates say it should also encourage providers to expand the types of housing offered ... .
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Government moves on NDIS providers offering gifts in remote NT communities

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 29 Sep 2026
The federal government is cracking down on NDIS providers offering residents in remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities gifts, including food, alcohol and tobacco ... .
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Serious NDIS complaints languishing as regulator grapples with backlog

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 27 Sep 2026
NDIS participants say serious reports of abuse, neglect and fraud are languishing as internal data reveals the regulator is grappling with a significant backlog of complaints ... .
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NDIS housing provider goes bust as liquidator questions missing cash

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 26 Sep 2026
Dozens of investors put their savings into the Fairy Meadow House project in Wollongong which raised some $10 million, but nothing was ever built ... .
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'Emaciated' woman never accessed NDIS funding despite approval, inquest told

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 21 Sep 2026
A woman with an intellectual disability who was "emaciated" at the time of her death never accessed tens of thousands of dollars' worth of disability support funding despite prior approval, an inquest hears ... .
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NDIS provider shutters day program as federal cuts loom

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 19 Sep 2026
Canberra community members are concerned that the closure of a local NDIS program does not bode well ahead of looming federal cuts to the scheme ... .
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NDIS provider's former director had drug problem, court told

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Sep 2026
A former co-director of a company that oversaw Ann Marie Smith's care was captured on a listening device admitting she has a drug problem after she was asked to leave her workplace to seek help, court documents show ... .
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'Inhumane and unfair': NDIS clients stuck in hospital for months

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 16 Sep 2026
A disability advocate says three men being left in a Tasmanian hospital for months because they can't secure extra NDIS support to manage at home is "inhumane and unfair" ... .
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Legal action dropped against Ann Marie Smith's NDIS provider

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 14 Jul 2026
Federal Court proceedings have been dropped against the former company responsible for caring for South Australian woman Ann Marie Smith, who died six years ago ... .
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'Ridiculous and disrespectful': Inquiry into NDIS cuts extended

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 12 Jul 2026
Disability advocates welcome an extension to a Senate inquiry probing a bill paving the way for the biggest-ever cuts to the NDIS ... .
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