A statement from Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) and the allied health peak associations, in response to the Australian Government’s new framework planning for the NDIS, scheduled to commence in July 2026. We recognise that changes to NDIS planning are causin...

Last reviewed Feb 2026

About the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) The NDIS was launched three years ago and is projected to cost over $22 billion by the time it is fully operational (see box below for current launch sites). The NDIS provides services to people with a permanent and sign...

Published Apr 2018

The NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce has recommended that AHPRA registration should be recognised as registration for the NDIS which is consistent with APS advocacy and a win for the profession.    The Taskforce released its advice to Government last Friday, ...

Last reviewed Aug 2024

The NDIS is a national program delivered by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) which provides services to people with a permanent and significant disability. This includes intellectual, physical, neurological and psychiatric disabilities that impact a person’s abi...

Last reviewed Nov 2024

In an important advocacy win for psychology and the APS, a 3.9% increase will be applied to psychologists’ NDIS price limits for this financial year. Effective 1 July 2024, the pricing update reflects new hourly price limits for therapy supports, early childhood supports an...

Last reviewed Jul 2024

Article summary Shift from clinical to functional reasoning – frame psychological needs in terms of daily functioning and cost–benefit logic, not just clinical symptoms.  Write for a non-clinical audience – use plain, concrete language that links conditions to real-wor...

Last reviewed Sep 2025

This article is featured in The Guardian and is republished with permission.  The head of Australia’s peak body of psychologists and disability experts have warned the NDIS’s new assessment tool hasn’t been tested on a variety of disability types – including diverse autisti...

Last reviewed Jan 2026

APS CEO Dr Zena Burgess spoke to 2SM Radio about the barriers some people face with the NDIS and how we can protect ourselves from emotional exhaustion after viewing violence in the news. Listen now.

Last reviewed Feb 2026

Psychologists are critical to supporting young children and their families who are accessing the NDIS. For some families of children living with developmental differences, it's not until they're seeking out NDIS support for their child that they get to talk about their conc...

Last reviewed Oct 2024

An important way to embrace the NDIS is to understand the language and philosophy of the scheme. This awareness is founded on The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which advocates for respecting individuals worth, dignity and right to live fr...

Published Dec 2019