23/04/2026
It’s incredibly disappointing that this just seems to be a cost cutting exercise for the most vulnerable.
Not only does this directly affect families already struggling but a whole network of providers who are supporting these families.
I don’t disagree there are problems in the system and loopholes that need to be plugged but they just seem to constantly miss the mark.
I’d love to know who is advising them because this is seriously messed up.
Minister Butler,
Let’s be honest about what you’re doing.
You’re pushing children out of the NDIS and calling it reform.
But here’s the problem, the law hasn’t changed.
Section 25 is still there.
Early intervention is still part of the Scheme.
Children who need support still qualify.
So if the Act hasn’t changed, why are children being pushed out?
Because this isn’t about the law.
It’s about numbers.
Children in the NDIS are not the cost problem.
Their plans are generally small.
Their supports are basic.
They are the lowest cost participants in the entire Scheme.
And the whole point of supporting them early is simple:
So they don’t become high cost later.
But instead of fixing the real issues, you’ve gone for the easiest target.
Children. Does this make you feel big Minister Butler? Because you’re a disgrace and should be ashamed of yourself.
While there are plans in the hundreds of thousands of dollars being handed out to s*x offenders when released from prison as they are deemed high risk to the community and ongoing, well known problems with provider exploitation inflated billing, excessive travel charges, and serious concerns about organised criminal activity your solution is to push kids out not fix the real issues of where money is being blown out.
Make that make sense.
Because it doesn’t.
This isn’t reform.
It’s shifting responsibility.
And there is nowhere for these children to go.
Not the health system, it’s already overwhelmed.
Not Medicare, barely covers allied health.
Not schools they are already underfunded, understaffed, and struggling right now.
So what happens?
Children go without.
They fall behind.
Their needs get bigger.
Families carry the load.
And then they come back needing more support, at a higher cost.
You haven’t fixed anything.
You’ve delayed it and made it worse.
If Section 25 is still in the law, then say it plainly:
On what basis are children being pushed out?
Because right now, it looks like the rules haven’t changed, just who gets access to them.
And it’s children paying the price.