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How will the new NDIS criteria be used to work out who's eligible?

How will the new NDIS criteria be used to work out who's eligible?

Last week the government unveiled plans to reduce the number of people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 160,000 over the next...

27.04.2026 8

The Examiner

Georgia Van Toorn

How will the new NDIS criteria be used to work out who's eligible?

How will the new NDIS criteria be used to work out who's eligible?

Last week the government unveiled plans to reduce the number of people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 160,000 over the next...

27.04.2026 20

Canberra Times

Georgia Van Toorn

NDIS eligibility will be based on ‘functional capacity’, not diagnostic labels. But what does that mean?

NDIS eligibility will be based on ‘functional capacity’, not diagnostic labels. But what does that mean?

The government plans to cut the number of NDIS users by 160,000 over the next four years. Here’s what we know about how they’ll do that and...

24.04.2026 10

The Conversation

Georgia Van Toorn

Australians who need care because of age or disability shouldn’t be reduced to an algorithm

A quiet transformation is taking place across Australia’s care systems. Every day, hundreds of elders and people living with disability are assessed...

02.03.2026 20

The Guardian

Georgia Van Toorn

Did we learn nothing from robodebt? NDIS automation will put vulnerable lives at the mercy of machines

04.12.2025 10

The Guardian

Georgia van Toorn

How people are assessed for the NDIS is changing. Here’s what you need to know

Instead of collecting evidence and submitting reports, participants will have an interview with an assessor that lasts up to three hours.

01.10.2025 10

The Conversation

Georgia van Toorn