'Why don’t you just say this is about saving money?' State officials briefed on controversial NDIS budget algorithm are not happy as it seeks to copy and catastrophic aged care tool which the ombudsman just thoroughly trashed in a report. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
Exclusive: Confidential briefing reveals NDIS ‘copy and paste’
A briefing to state bureaucrats shows the new NDIS needs assessment tool will be almost identical to the dangerously flawed aged-care tool criticised by the Commonwealth ombudsman this week.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
'Why don’t you just say this is about saving money?' State officials briefed on controversial NDIS budget algorithm are not happy as it seeks to copy and catastrophic aged care tool which the ombudsman just thoroughly trashed in a report. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
Savings & Social Murder
Labor saved $1.4b
6,436 people died waiting for the home care
Intends to save $37.8b on NDIS
How many people will die?
Both machines answer to Mark Butler, & one department. Butler holds the 2 portfolios the way a liquidator holds both sets of books.
#Auspol #NDIS
Labor saved $1.4b
6,436 people died waiting for the home care
Intends to save $37.8b on NDIS
How many people will die?
Both machines answer to Mark Butler, & one department. Butler holds the 2 portfolios the way a liquidator holds both sets of books.
#Auspol #NDIS
“In 2025-26 the government spent $1.4 billion less on aged care than it had budgeted… In the same year, 6,436 people died waiting for the home care the government had assessed them as needing.”
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Copy, Paste, Cut
“Basically a copy and paste.” Those are the words of a top mandarin who sat through the government’s confidential briefing on its new NDIS budget tool. Not a Greens senator. Not an advocate with a [.....
theaimn.net
November 2, 2026 at 12:26 AM
“A senior official involved in the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s briefing on the NDIS budget rules, who is also familiar with the aged-care debacle, tells The Saturday Paper that the approach is “basically a copy and paste”” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
Exclusive: Confidential briefing reveals NDIS ‘copy and paste’
A briefing to state bureaucrats shows the new NDIS needs assessment tool will be almost identical to the dangerously flawed aged-care tool criticised by the Commonwealth ombudsman this week.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 31, 2026 at 2:10 AM
“A senior official involved in the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s briefing on the NDIS budget rules, who is also familiar with the aged-care debacle, tells The Saturday Paper that the approach is “basically a copy and paste”” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
A reminder that Mark Bulter is likely to be Albo's Anointed One to take over as PM.
The same neoliberalism.
The same cruelty.
The same arbitrary and incompetent targeting of the most vulnerable. #NDIS #agedcare #auspol
The same neoliberalism.
The same cruelty.
The same arbitrary and incompetent targeting of the most vulnerable. #NDIS #agedcare #auspol
'Why don’t you just say this is about saving money?' State officials briefed on controversial NDIS budget algorithm are not happy as it seeks to copy and catastrophic aged care tool which the ombudsman just thoroughly trashed in a report. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
Exclusive: Confidential briefing reveals NDIS ‘copy and paste’
A briefing to state bureaucrats shows the new NDIS needs assessment tool will be almost identical to the dangerously flawed aged-care tool criticised by the Commonwealth ombudsman this week.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
😂😂🤣🤣 Charging your NDIS later.
October 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
😂😂🤣🤣 Charging your NDIS later.
What was wrong with the NDIS. This is a rebadged version to reduce responsibility.
November 2, 2026 at 1:17 AM
What was wrong with the NDIS. This is a rebadged version to reduce responsibility.
@australianlabor.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social
Australian Labor hooking up their little red caboose to the US-ISRAELI warpigs ....can't fund CSIRO NDIS but they can find the billions for the AUKUS scam.
@albomp.bsky.social
Australian Labor hooking up their little red caboose to the US-ISRAELI warpigs ....can't fund CSIRO NDIS but they can find the billions for the AUKUS scam.
November 1, 2026 at 3:46 AM
@australianlabor.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social
Australian Labor hooking up their little red caboose to the US-ISRAELI warpigs ....can't fund CSIRO NDIS but they can find the billions for the AUKUS scam.
@albomp.bsky.social
Australian Labor hooking up their little red caboose to the US-ISRAELI warpigs ....can't fund CSIRO NDIS but they can find the billions for the AUKUS scam.
October 29, 2026 at 8:21 AM
RoboNDIS and RoboAgedCare - they’ve learnt nothing
*They being The Government
*They being The Government
Exclusive: Confidential briefing reveals NDIS ‘copy and paste’
A briefing to state bureaucrats shows the new NDIS needs assessment tool will be almost identical to the dangerously flawed aged-care tool criticised by the Commonwealth ombudsman this week.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
October 30, 2026 at 11:13 PM
RoboNDIS and RoboAgedCare - they’ve learnt nothing
*They being The Government
*They being The Government
'Why don’t you just say this is about saving money?' State officials briefed on controversial NDIS budget algorithm are not happy as it seeks to copy and catastrophic aged care tool which the ombudsman just thoroughly trashed in a report. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...
Exclusive: Confidential briefing reveals NDIS ‘copy and paste’
A briefing to state bureaucrats shows the new NDIS needs assessment tool will be almost identical to the dangerously flawed aged-care tool criticised by the Commonwealth ombudsman this week.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
November 2, 2026 at 3:22 AM
@albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
Has the light dawned?
You lost your appeal when you defunded NDIS CSIRO COMPLICIT IN A GENOCIDE GAVE TRUMP THE RAPIST BILLIONS VIA AUKUS GAVE ISRAEL'S ELBIT DRONE MANUFACTURING A BILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT
OPENED MORE COAL MINES AND THIS TRAIN WRECK
@australianlabor.bsky.social
Has the light dawned?
You lost your appeal when you defunded NDIS CSIRO COMPLICIT IN A GENOCIDE GAVE TRUMP THE RAPIST BILLIONS VIA AUKUS GAVE ISRAEL'S ELBIT DRONE MANUFACTURING A BILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT
OPENED MORE COAL MINES AND THIS TRAIN WRECK
November 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
@albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
Has the light dawned?
You lost your appeal when you defunded NDIS CSIRO COMPLICIT IN A GENOCIDE GAVE TRUMP THE RAPIST BILLIONS VIA AUKUS GAVE ISRAEL'S ELBIT DRONE MANUFACTURING A BILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT
OPENED MORE COAL MINES AND THIS TRAIN WRECK
@australianlabor.bsky.social
Has the light dawned?
You lost your appeal when you defunded NDIS CSIRO COMPLICIT IN A GENOCIDE GAVE TRUMP THE RAPIST BILLIONS VIA AUKUS GAVE ISRAEL'S ELBIT DRONE MANUFACTURING A BILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT
OPENED MORE COAL MINES AND THIS TRAIN WRECK
Exclusive: Like the proposed NDIS budget tool, the aged-care Integrated Assessment Tool – the subject of a damning report released by the Commonwealth Ombudsman – cannot have its automatic outcomes changed by a human. trib.al/jRxW9bZ
Exclusive: Confidential briefing reveals NDIS ‘copy and paste’
A briefing to state bureaucrats shows the new NDIS needs assessment tool will be almost identical to the dangerously flawed aged-care tool criticised by the Commonwealth ombudsman this week.
trib.al
October 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Exclusive: Like the proposed NDIS budget tool, the aged-care Integrated Assessment Tool – the subject of a damning report released by the Commonwealth Ombudsman – cannot have its automatic outcomes changed by a human. trib.al/jRxW9bZ
"He'd been in and out of psychiatric units and lived with constant pain. Back in 2022 he was posting that he couldn't get NDIS support. Each service saw a piece of him and nobody held the whole picture," the source said
Alleged Helen Haines attacker Brendan Nugent was likely in psychosis, prison report says
Delusions and possible psychosis explored in Haines accused's prison assessment
An initial prison assessment of the man who allegedly attacked federal MP Helen Haines finds no indication of ideological extremism.
www.abc.net.au
October 29, 2026 at 6:37 AM
"He'd been in and out of psychiatric units and lived with constant pain. Back in 2022 he was posting that he couldn't get NDIS support. Each service saw a piece of him and nobody held the whole picture," the source said
Being in aged care, on the NDIS or on Newstart shouldn't be less either.
Kill AUKUS, Tax the Gas, and pay for the things we need. #auspol
Kill AUKUS, Tax the Gas, and pay for the things we need. #auspol
October 31, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Being in aged care, on the NDIS or on Newstart shouldn't be less either.
Kill AUKUS, Tax the Gas, and pay for the things we need. #auspol
Kill AUKUS, Tax the Gas, and pay for the things we need. #auspol
Today's front page: "Exclusive: Confidential briefing reveals NDIS ‘copy and paste’". trib.al/y1oEGL1
October 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Today's front page: "Exclusive: Confidential briefing reveals NDIS ‘copy and paste’". trib.al/y1oEGL1
Yes, if the cost of health/ aged care/ education/ NDIS... are "unsustainable" in our economy, then we need to examine the parameters of success
November 2, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Yes, if the cost of health/ aged care/ education/ NDIS... are "unsustainable" in our economy, then we need to examine the parameters of success
Rick Morton: A briefing to state bureaucrats shows the new NDIS needs assessment tool will be almost identical to the dangerously flawed aged-care tool criticised by the Commonwealth ombudsman this week. #auspol
November 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Rick Morton: A briefing to state bureaucrats shows the new NDIS needs assessment tool will be almost identical to the dangerously flawed aged-care tool criticised by the Commonwealth ombudsman this week. #auspol
Exclusive: A confidential briefing on the federal government’s draft rules for the new NDIS needs assessments has revealed the automated tool will be almost identical to an aged-care algorithm that was the subject of a damning ombudsman’s report. trib.al/qiWaNY3
Exclusive: Confidential briefing reveals NDIS ‘copy and paste’
A briefing to state bureaucrats shows the new NDIS needs assessment tool will be almost identical to the dangerously flawed aged-care tool criticised by the Commonwealth ombudsman this week.
trib.al
November 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Exclusive: A confidential briefing on the federal government’s draft rules for the new NDIS needs assessments has revealed the automated tool will be almost identical to an aged-care algorithm that was the subject of a damning ombudsman’s report. trib.al/qiWaNY3
The response to inflation for years now has been to go after mortgage holders and renters. That's not working, so the Albanese Government has started cutting essential public services like the NDIS. But that's also not working. Why?
November 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
The response to inflation for years now has been to go after mortgage holders and renters. That's not working, so the Albanese Government has started cutting essential public services like the NDIS. But that's also not working. Why?
Saving money you say @australianlabor.bsky.social
After only two years in operation, the Administrative Review Tribunal has a backlog of cases to rival its predecessor, with a tsunami of NDIS appeals on the way.
#Auspol #NDIS
After only two years in operation, the Administrative Review Tribunal has a backlog of cases to rival its predecessor, with a tsunami of NDIS appeals on the way.
#Auspol #NDIS
October 31, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Saving money you say @australianlabor.bsky.social
After only two years in operation, the Administrative Review Tribunal has a backlog of cases to rival its predecessor, with a tsunami of NDIS appeals on the way.
#Auspol #NDIS
After only two years in operation, the Administrative Review Tribunal has a backlog of cases to rival its predecessor, with a tsunami of NDIS appeals on the way.
#Auspol #NDIS
Expanding and opening vast new reserves of fossil fuels.
Abandonment of NDIS and aged care.
Abandonment of NDIS and aged care.
November 1, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Expanding and opening vast new reserves of fossil fuels.
Abandonment of NDIS and aged care.
Abandonment of NDIS and aged care.
Robodebt was supposed to be a warning, not a fucking blueprint. Algorithms determine aged care funding, a similar system is planned for the NDIS, & Centrelink is resurrecting debts calculated using methods later ruled unlawful. Different victims, same arrogance, not a fucking lesson learnt!
#auspol
#auspol
October 31, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Robodebt was supposed to be a warning, not a fucking blueprint. Algorithms determine aged care funding, a similar system is planned for the NDIS, & Centrelink is resurrecting debts calculated using methods later ruled unlawful. Different victims, same arrogance, not a fucking lesson learnt!
#auspol
#auspol
"Assessment needs to account for fluctuating and less visible needs, including the assistance that enables a person to maintain stability."
#auspol #disability #mentalhealth #ndis
#auspol #disability #mentalhealth #ndis
Submission: New Framework Planning and NDIS Supports Consultation
VMIAC is concerned that the proposed New Framework Planning and NDIS Supports changes could leave people with psychosocial disability with insufficient funding or unable to purchase the assistance the...
www.vmiac.org.au
October 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
"Assessment needs to account for fluctuating and less visible needs, including the assistance that enables a person to maintain stability."
#auspol #disability #mentalhealth #ndis
#auspol #disability #mentalhealth #ndis
“I’m a public servant and I know that mistakes can happen, as they do in any field, but the aged-care tool is a disgrace and the NDIS one will be a similar mess because the same department is making the same mistakes with an air of disregard and disdain for the consequences,” they said
October 31, 2026 at 2:10 AM
“I’m a public servant and I know that mistakes can happen, as they do in any field, but the aged-care tool is a disgrace and the NDIS one will be a similar mess because the same department is making the same mistakes with an air of disregard and disdain for the consequences,” they said
"Consumers’ own accounts of their daily lives must be treated as substantive evidence. Assessment tools should be tested specifically for psychosocial disability, including whether they wrongly exclude people with fluctuating or multiple disabilities."
#auspol #disability #mentalhealth #ndis
#auspol #disability #mentalhealth #ndis
Submission: NDIS Access Changes Consultation
For people with psychosocial disability, the impact of the new NDIS access framework will depend heavily on how it is designed and applied in practice.
www.vmiac.org.au
October 30, 2026 at 5:12 AM
"Consumers’ own accounts of their daily lives must be treated as substantive evidence. Assessment tools should be tested specifically for psychosocial disability, including whether they wrongly exclude people with fluctuating or multiple disabilities."
#auspol #disability #mentalhealth #ndis
#auspol #disability #mentalhealth #ndis