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Some major changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (the NDIS) have been announced by the Albanese Government, and they stand to affect tens of thousands of families. Under the reforms, children with mild autism will be shifted to a new early-intervention program called Thriving Kids. But it’s caught a lot of parents off guard, along with state and territory governments, who will need to help fund it... So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll look at what’s changing, why it’s happening, and where things are up to…
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Reading: Here’s the transcript of Mark Butler’s address to the NPC, so you can read it for yourself - and here are some fact sheets released by the government on Thriving Kids…
Watching: This video by Orion Kelly, who goes by That Autistic Guy on YouTube. He’s got 215,000 followers and he talks about why he’s worried Thriving Kids could take families back to the pre-NDIS days.
Email us: Got a topic you want us to tackle? Send us your Shortcut suggestions to [email protected].
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Some major changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (the NDIS) have been announced by the Albanese Government, and they stand to affect tens of thousands of families. Under the reforms, children with mild autism will be shifted to a new early-intervention program called Thriving Kids. But it’s caught a lot of parents off guard, along with state and territory governments, who will need to help fund it... So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll look at what’s changing, why it’s happening, and where things are up to…
SPONSORED: For one machine that does cafe-quality coffee, head to Ninja Luxe Cafe to check it out.
SPONSORED: Head here to find out more about how copper powers our world and BHP.
Squiz Recommends:
Reading: Here’s the transcript of Mark Butler’s address to the NPC, so you can read it for yourself - and here are some fact sheets released by the government on Thriving Kids…
Watching: This video by Orion Kelly, who goes by That Autistic Guy on YouTube. He’s got 215,000 followers and he talks about why he’s worried Thriving Kids could take families back to the pre-NDIS days.
Email us: Got a topic you want us to tackle? Send us your Shortcut suggestions to [email protected].
Squiz Shortcuts is your back story to the big news stories…
Want the email version? Sign up for the Shortcuts newsletter here

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