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Opinion | Labor steps up to NDIS reform plate, but can it deliver?

Opinion | Labor steps up to NDIS reform plate, but can it deliver?

The real test will be whether this ambitious agenda can be delivered at pace and translate into enduring system change.

22.04.2026 10

Financial Review

Sam Bennett

There is a better way to fix NDIS than a means test

Moderating growth is vital, but doing so takes harder work than the government has attempted. It means rethinking psychosocial care and early...

16.04.2026 10

Financial Review

Sam Bennett

The government wants to curb NDIS spending. Here’s how it might succeed

This year, the National Disability Insurance Scheme is expected to cost taxpayers $50 billion. So what needs to change?

14.04.2026 9

The Conversation

Sam Bennett

Make NDIS billions go further for people with psychosocial disability

08.12.2025 10

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

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 20

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 10

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 20

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 20

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 10

Brisbane Times

Sam Bennett

Why saving the NDIS needn't cost more money

07.07.2025 10

The New Daily

Sam Bennett

Saving the NDIS doesn’t need to cost more money

03.07.2025 10

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 10

The Conversation

Sam Bennett