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Make NDIS billions go further for people with psychosocial disability

Make NDIS billions go further for people with psychosocial disability
08.12.2025 7

Pearls and Irritations

Sam Bennett

Most people with disabling mental health conditions can’t access the NDIS. Here’s a better way to provide support

Most people with disabling mental health conditions can’t access the NDIS. Here’s a better way to provide support

A new Grattan Institute report shows how Australia can build a national system of psychosocial supports within five years without spending any more...

08.12.2025 30

The Conversation

Sam Bennett

NDIS costs will still need to be reined in, but this autism plan is a good start

The government had no choice but to attempt to rein in the costs of the NDIS. This week’s initiative, while not perfect, is a step in the right...

22.08.2025 7

WA Today

Sam Bennett

NDIS costs will still need to be reined in, but this autism plan is a good start

The government had no choice but to attempt to rein in the costs of the NDIS. This week’s initiative, while not perfect, is a step in the right...

22.08.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sam Bennett

NDIS costs will still need to be reined in, but this autism plan is a good start

The government had no choice but to attempt to rein in the costs of the NDIS. This week’s initiative, while not perfect, is a step in the right...

22.08.2025 9

The Age

Sam Bennett

NDIS costs will still need to be reined in, but this autism plan is a good start

The government had no choice but to attempt to rein in the costs of the NDIS. This week’s initiative, while not perfect, is a step in the right...

22.08.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Sam Bennett

Why saving the NDIS needn't cost more money

07.07.2025 20

The New Daily

Sam Bennett

Saving the NDIS doesn’t need to cost more money

03.07.2025 9

Pearls and Irritations

Sam Bennett

How to reform the NDIS and better support disabled people who don’t qualify for it

Here’s how the government can fund these vital supports and save the NDIS – without spending more money.

30.06.2025 40

The Conversation

Sam Bennett

The NDIS is failing profoundly disabled people who are stuck in group homes. Here’s how to fix this

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is transforming the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians with disability. For the first...

01.09.2024 2

The Conversation

Sam Bennett