Catalyst Coordination

22/05/2026

The team at Self Manager Hub have put together a quick guide for making a submission on the "NDIS Future Generations Bill" - check it out if you're having trouble putting your thoughts down.

21/05/2026

21/05/2026

Feedback on the government's proposed changes to the NDIS closes on May 29th. You can make a submission online: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/NDISFutureGenBill?fbclid=IwY2xjawR6DjFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwTkxpMDN1NUxhTmw5T3kxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnkVw9rYsAe-XerdOj-tcAhHuliW9X73pm76UfMphJ7lToRVG3T8GPiWECTI_aem_fZRvy0ojfTFfI8968CNWpw

If you are not up for making a submission, the SWAN - South West Autism Network survey is a good way to have your thoughts included. This closes on Sunday, May 24th.

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10/05/2026

A national harm tracker has been started by Nobody Worse Off — a national coalition of Disabled people, families, support workers, unions, and allies standing up against cuts to the NDIS. If you want to share your story about how NDIS cuts have hurt you, please have a look.

https://www.thisisanpa.org/the-harm-tracker-project

ID: A screenshot of the harm tracker website. A bold heading says ‘MAKE HARM VISIBLE.’ Text below explains that the Harm Tracker is a new national tool to report how NDIS cuts are hurting people. The tool is a grassroots campaign that co-designed with and led by Disabled people.

08/05/2026

Make it clear: PWdWA and the disability community will strongly oppose the Australian Government's proposed NDIS changes at the upcoming Rally Against the NDIS Cuts this Saturday, 9 May.

Our CEO Kat Johns is calling on the disability community and its supporters to come along and oppose the cuts.

"We encourage everyone who opposes cuts and changes to the NDIS to support our national campaign against the cuts," Kat says.

"Come along to the protest rally, bring a sign and some attitude, and raise your voice loud against changes to our NDIS."

The demands we have for the Australian Labor Party – and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Disability and NDIS Minister Mark Butler MP and joint NDIS Minister Jenny McAllister – are vital:

1. – honour our social contract for the NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme. Give us the support you promised.

2. – don't boot people off without a real and equal support system in place. Ensure we have certainty and good ongoing support.

3. – legally guarantee people won't be worse off under any new arrangements. Enshrine our rights, like the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities does.

4. – keep people's ability to choose their providers and caregivers. We want to choose who we have around us and who supports us.

5. – support our right to work, and protect the employment of people who work for us. We need good jobs where we're accommodated, and so do our support workers.

To join us, Senator Jordon Steele-John, Youth Disability Advocacy Network - YDAN, The Australian Greens and our allies, come along to the Boorloo-Perth rally at Northbridge Piazza at 1pm this Saturday.

"We're looking forward to joining the disability community at our collective rally as we protest against the government's attempts to abandon us and our NDIS," Kat says.

The piazza is an accessible outdoor venue with nearby accessible parking, toilet facilities and public transport, including free CAT buses in vicinity of the piazza.

The venue is on the corner of Lake and James Streets, near San Churro and Geisha Bar.

To learn more about the Disabled People Against Cuts campaign, visit the DPAC Australia site. Link down below 👇

To support the campaign financially, visit the donation links below.
To speak to a media contact, reach out to us on 0438 003 868.



National Disability Insurance Agency

06/05/2026

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24/04/2026

The Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess says widespread anxiety among people with disability about the Federal Government’s National Disability Insurance Scheme overhaul can be addressed by ensuring human rights principles guide the restructure.

Commissioner Kayess: ‘People with disability as well as their families and carers are rightly concerned about how the proposed NDIS restructure will affect how people with disability get the supports they need. Everyone acknowledges the scheme needs some structural reform, but we need to ensure that the human rights principles which underpinned the creation of the NDIS continue to shape its future.'

Read more: https://loom.ly/Tdi11RQ

Reform

17/04/2026

Get behind this great initiative with Midwest artist Sammy Jay!

My mullet and I are raising money for mental health this April! So please help me make a difference by donating! Anything over $2 is tax deductible, you have until April 30 to donate. Let’s get to $1000!

https://www.mulletsformentalhealth.org.au/fundraisers/samwilkinson

14/04/2026

13/04/2026

This morning we grabbed a drink from Kyal's Coffee Kart and listened to tunes by Benny Rowe Music at the "Super Deafingo" book launch. Ben, mentor, advocate, Deafingo owner, and now author, shared the inspiration for his character and his hopes that young Deaf and hard of hearing people will develop strong identities and see their differences as their super power.