There’s been a lot of changes to the industrial relations (IR) landscape over the past year. A monster new piece of legislation called the Secure Jobs Better Pay Act 2022 contains many changes that affect the ways a provider can employ and engage workers. Some of the changes will be introduced over the course of…
Between price freezes and negotiating conflicts of interest, support coordination and plan management providers have been tackling major issues for a while now. But in the context of a Scheme where a million things are happening all at once, these topics don’t always get the attention they deserve. The problems that NDIS intermediaries (i.e., support…
Back in August 2022, Australia’s Criminal Intelligence Commission’s (ACIC) Chief Michael Phelan went on 60 Minutes to talk about fraud – specifically, NDIS fraud. Phelan estimated that 15% to 20% of NDIS funding was lost to fraud. This was calculated to be $6bn a year. These figures have been picked up and repeated in both…
On Tuesday, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten spoke at the National Press Club on the ‘future of the NDIS,’ where he outlined his 6 policy priorities for the Scheme. Shorten is a man caught between a rock and a hard place – or more specifically, a Review and a budget. The Minister has promised that all…