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06/10/2026

If the NDIS calls you for a “check-in”, you do not have to discuss your support needs on the spot.

The Agency describes a check-in as a conversation about how your plan is going. In our collective experience, we know it can also lead to an unscheduled reassessment.

Before you answer questions about what support you use or whether you’re “doing okay”, find out what the call is actually about.

You can say:

“I don’t consent to having this conversation right now. I’m requesting that you please email me the request for the check-in, the reasons why, and confirm whether my plan is being reassessed or whether a reassessment is being considered. I’d like some appointment options to book a time when I’m prepared and my support person can attend.”

If they say it’s just a check-in, you can still book it for another time. If they pressure you to have the call the next day, ask for more time. You don’t have to agree to a time that suits them but leaves you unable to prepare or have your support person there.

Ask what they want to discuss, tell them to put it in an email. Gather your reports and write down what support you need day to day and what would happen without it. Be careful with “I’m fine” or “I’m managing”. If family or friends are filling the gaps, or you’re going without support you need, make sure the NDIA hears that too.

Always ask for a written summary of the conversation. If they tell you your plan is being reassessed, ask what evidence you can provide and when it’s due.

Don’t be afraid to ask questions, ask for things in writing, and don’t let anyone pressure or sweet-talk you into agreeing to something you haven’t had time to understand.

23/08/2026

Read more: https://trib.al/TiS5wxj

22/08/2026

06/08/2026

We're calling on the Australian Government to halt the passage of its controversial National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Amendment Bill until significant concerns around process, accountability and the impact of the reforms are addressed.

Our President and 7 Commissioners are jointly urging the government to slow down the pace of reform and take a more considered approach to modifying the scheme in a way that protects and promotes human rights.

Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess: 'With so many people and organisations across the government and disability sectors raising serious concerns, the Australian Government must hit pause on the passage of this Bill and undertake a much more considered and consultative approach to reforming the NDIS.’

Read the media release: https://loom.ly/eZXIJ48

07/07/2026

04/06/2026

"Why is Australia accepting this ‘broken promise’ to people with disability?" writes Chris Coombes, expert on the NDIS.

"It can’t be because we can’t afford it – the hundreds of billions in free gas giveaways and dodgy submarine deals prove that."
"No, the public was softened up by relentless claims about NDIS fraud."

"While some of these claims come from conservative, ideological opponents to the NDIS, they are so common that the ABC can now report on “a tsunami of rorting estimated to be worth up to $8 billion a year,” without even referencing where the number comes from, let alone putting it under any scrutiny."

Read the full piece on The Point: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260604-are-we-being-misled-about-ndis-fraud-yes-we-are

24/05/2026

Question for the mums still awake doing the second shift.

If the Government decided your family should just "manage" with less support, what would actually be the first thing to break?

Your job?

Your sleep?

Therapy appointments?

Your relationship?

Your own health?

Because buried in the new NDIS Bill are changes that could mean some families are expected to carry more of the load themselves.

That might look like a child’s funding being reduced because parents are assumed to cover more care.

It might look like support being approved at less than what it actually costs in the real world.

It might look like being told a treatment "exists", even if you cannot realistically afford it or access it.

The Senate is taking submissions right now, and they close 29 May.

You do not need policy expertise to tell Parliament what these decisions would mean in an actual household.

We made a free guide to make that easier if you want to put your story on the record. Have a look - it's below.

We've also popped in a tool for reading it aloud to you if you are tired af and reading one more thing is just too much.

We know you're tired. So are we. That's why we've made you this short cut.

Will you make a noise with us - and make it clear?

24/05/2026

Albo wants Australian mums of Disabled kids to work harder.

Yep. You heard that right.

Today we attended a legal briefing with Intrepidus Law and Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service about the new NDIS bill, and one issue hit us hard. You're gonna wanna grab a chair and sit down for this.

The government is expanding what can be treated as "parental responsibility".

They're doing this in the draft NDIS Bill by explicitly allowing disability supports to be pushed onto "families, carers, informal support networks, community supports or mainstream services" instead of being funded through the NDIS.

In plain English? The work does not disappear. It just gets handed to someone else.

And let’s be honest about who that usually is.

Mums.

The generation that was told we could be independent, capable, save the world like Buffy, and somehow also become the unpaid logistics department, emotional support team, case manager, transport service, advocate, and crisis response unit for everyone around us.

If you are parenting a disabled child, you already know the role.

Therapy chauffeur.
School negotiator.
Paperwork goblin.
Emotional support human.
Scheduler.
Researcher.
Meltdown de-escalation field agent.
Person who drops work because there is no other option.

And if you are a disabled mum yourself? The difficulty level is basically *The Sims* after someone removed the ladder from the pool.

This is what worries us.

By expanding what government can treat as parental or family responsibility, this bill shifts disability support work out of formal systems and into unpaid homes.

And in Australia, that invisible caring labour is still carried overwhelmingly by women.

Most mums are not waiting to "do more."

Most are already running on fumes.

So genuinely:

How much more are mums supposed to absorb, Anthony Albanese?

19/01/2026

From today, two new mandatory standards commence that aim to reduce the risk of death and injury from products that babies do or may fall asleep in.

If you're a supplier, you must now comply with the mandatory standards' requirements.

Find out more about your obligations under the new standards:
https://www.productsafety.gov.au/business/search-mandatory-standards/infant-sleep-products-mandatory-standards