There's a lot tbd in the government's NDIS reform plans. As I understand it, they have a little over a year to bed these things down.
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Health officials were unable to tell the NDIS inquiry about the effects of the proposed scheme changes on the states and regions, or whether participants need to plan years ahead.
Trump's war on waste fraud and abuse does not appear to be going very well.
I compared US's total "Improper spending" in 2025 to estimated Australian government losses to fraud ... and it's kind of a lot.
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Something that may fly under the radar in the gov's employment services changes is the greater role government is likely to play in direct provision. Its not the whole system, but the Secretary's evidence was he expects it to be more than half.
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This was a heck of a hearing, and absolutely jam packed with information. If you've been partially paying attention to the ANU story, I highly recommend having a look at the uni's appearance at estimates last week for a fairly comprehensive rundown of what's happened to date.
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Something you might have missed - today is ATEC's first full day of operations. I spoke to Barney Glover this morning about the commission's work on whole-of-system university reform.
Its a piece of unambiguously good news, imo.
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The US Government Accountability Office said improper government spending grew by $24 billion last year.
Folks paying close attention to the #NDIS might find interesting.
NDIS integrity head John Dardo told the Senate last week there "isn’t a statistically valid way to calculate" fraud in the NDIS.
Back on what I think is one of the most interesting rounds in the country - NSW ICAC.
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NACC chief Paul Brereton resigns after three years, citing leadership scrutiny as a distraction from anti-corruption work.
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DEWR officials told Senate estimates they expect almost half of JobSeekers to be managed directly by the department.
