The Disability Royal Commission was intended to be a catalyst for change, but three years after its final report, progress remains deeply uneven. An independent report card has found no fully implemented recommendations among the ten examined, while major proposals such as a disability rights act and a National Disability Commission remain unresolved. Read More

Thriving Kids officially began its rollout yesterday, but the transition away from individual NDIS packages raises questions about service availability, eligibility and the risk of children falling between the gaps. Queensland's decision not to sign up to the program has added another layer of uncertainty. Read More

What happens when a child is no longer eligible for the NDIS, but has also aged out of the new Thriving Kids program? For families already navigating a complex support system, the transition could create another difficult gap. So what should happen next? Read More