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Gendered Risks of the NDIS Amendment Bill 2026
Gendered Risks of the NDIS Amendment Bill 2026
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) has published a submission and supporting evidence paper on the gendered risks of the proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026. The submission argues that the reforms risk deepening existing inequalities for women, girls and gender-diverse people with disability. WWDA is deeply concerned…
Updates Page: What's Happening with the NDIS?
Updates Page: What's Happening with the NDIS?
Many people in our community are feeling worried and uncertain about proposed changes outlined in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Reform Bill. We hear those concerns clearly. The Bill is complex, technical and detailed piece of reform, and includes details that may be left to future rules and decisions. It could make existing inequalities in…
Women With Disabilities Australia says NDIS Bill should not pass as it stands
Women With Disabilities Australia says NDIS Bill should not pass as it stands
Women With Disabilities Australia is deeply concerned that the Senate Committee’s interim report recommends the NDIS Reform Bill be passed without requiring any real or substantive changes. The recommendations, as they stand, include that the Commonwealth Government publish a roadmap and provide further explanation in the Explanatory Memorandum. But an Explanatory Memorandum is not law, and a roadmap…
Watch: WWDA at the NDIS Amendment Bill Public Hearing (10 June 2026)
Watch: WWDA at the NDIS Amendment Bill Public Hearing (10 June 2026)
Sophie Cusworth (CEO) and Dr Diana Piantedosi (Senior Manager, Policy & Advocacy) represent WWDA and its members at the Public Hearing for the National Disab...
Joint Statement: The SDA Amendment Bill is a threat to all women - Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
Joint Statement: The SDA Amendment Bill is a threat to all women - Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
Feminists, women’s organisations and community coalitions have united to express their opposition to the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sex-based Rights) Bill 2026, tabled in the Federal Parliament last week by the Nationals’ Alison Penfold MP. This is the second attempt in less than a year to weaken the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), and it comes…
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Disability advocates welcome extension after 'ridiculous and disrespectful' NDIS inquiry - Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
Disability advocates welcome extension after 'ridiculous and disrespectful' NDIS inquiry - Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
Disability advocates have welcomed a pause to a bill paving the way for the biggest-ever cuts to the NDIS, after a “ridiculous and disrespectful” Senate inquiry into the proposed overhaul of the scheme was given an eight-week extension. A deal struck today between the Albanese government and Greens saw the Labor-led Senate inquiry into the NDIS…
Disabled people urge reflection as key report delayed
Disabled people urge reflection as key report delayed
Disability advocates are calling on the Albanese government to pause its plan to rush through an overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme after a major report into the changes was again delayed. A parliamentary inquiry was due to hand down its report on June 16, before its deadline was moved forward by three days.…
Women to be hardest-hit by sweeping NDIS changes
Women to be hardest-hit by sweeping NDIS changes
Women and families of disabled Australians will be unfairly affected by a sweeping rewrite of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, advocacy groups have warned. A government inquiry into proposed NDIS changes is this week expected to hear evidence that access changes – designed in part to halt ballooning costs – will negatively impact mothers of disabled children,…
WWDA is advocating for our community following the Federal Budget and NDIS Reform Bill
WWDA is advocating for our community following the Federal Budget and NDIS Reform Bill
WWDA CEO Sophie Cusworth shares what WWDA is advocating for following the Federal Budget and new NDIS Reform Bill, and where you can seek support. Following the Federal Budget and the introduction of the new NDIS Reform Bill, WWDA wants our community to know: we are advocating for you. We know many women, girls and…
DRO's Call for Genuine Senate Scrutiny as Concerns Grow Over Rushed NDIS Reforms
DRO's Call for Genuine Senate Scrutiny as Concerns Grow Over Rushed NDIS Reforms
Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) are united in calling for a robust Senate Inquiry into the NDIS Reform Bill introduced today by the Australian Government. We are deeply disappointed by the extraordinarily short timeframe of approximately one month for the Senate Inquiry to report. There are grave doubts that this will allow proper scrutiny of…
End Partner Income Testing
End Partner Income Testing
End the Partner Income Test Centrelink has a rule called the Partner Income Test It cuts support when you have a partner. But love is not an income. And companionship does not pay the rent. Bills don’t disappear once you start dating. It forces you into dependency. It punishes disabled and low-income people for forming […]
NDIS reform must not leave more women without support
NDIS reform must not leave more women without support
Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) has acknowledged the Government’s focus on the long-term sustainability, integrity and safety of the NDIS, while warning that more women will lose out if reform is not done properly. Responding to Minister Mark Butler’s National Press Club address today, including changes to access assessments, provider rules and spending controls, WWDA…
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Welcome to the WWDA LEAD Leadership and Mentoring Toolkit. The aim of this toolkit is to support women and gender diverse people with disabilities to build their confidence, skills, and knowledge in leadership. The topics in this toolkit will explore what being a leader can look like and the skills that may be needed. You…
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