The Government is not considering both sides of the ledger when it comes to funding the NDIS. It’s not just about cutting costs but also raising revenue.

The NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026 is currently before the Parliament and is subject to a Senate Inquiry.

The original NDIS Act 2013 was based on the concept of reasonable and necessary supports for people with severe disability. In the Amendment Act 2026, Part 6/60, the government is proposing to qualify this with some additional words: provide NDIS supports that are reasonable and necessary, “so far as is consistent with the financial sustainability of the scheme”.

This should not be left unchallenged. What if, in regard to education, we wrote the Commonwealth will provide funding for schools “so far as is consistent with the financial sustainability of schooling” or in regard to defence, the Commonwealth will provide funding for military services “so far as is consistent with the........

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