19/06/2025
We’ve been quiet - trying to come to terms with what these NDIS cuts really mean.
Trying to process the real impact these NDIS decisions will have - on kids, families and the therapists who support them.
But silence helps no one.
So this is our impact statement.
This is the voice for those who don’t have one.
On July 1, the NDIS will enforce even more cuts:
🚫 50% slashed travel support
This will reduce home visits. Less school sessions. Minimal help if you live outside the city. For rural and regional families, this means their child’s therapist simply can’t afford to come anymore.
🚫 Physio rates cut
Children learning to walk, move and play will now wait longer - or miss out entirely - because there are fewer physiotherapists left to deliver care.
🚫 OT & Speech frozen for 7 years
No funding increase in seven years - but rising costs mean therapists can’t afford to stay in the disability sector. The result? 7,000 families left without essential care.
📉 7,000 children lost their OT last year alone.
📉 up to 70% of physiotherapists are leaving the profession within just 5 years
These aren’t just statistics. They’re missed milestones - a first word, a first step, a moment of connection.
Therapy isn’t optional - it’s a lifeline.
And this is our moment to fight for it.
When music therapy was cut, families rallied.
💥 With 60,000 signatures, they had the decision reversed.
We’re already at 35,000. But we need everyone - including you - to get us over the line.
✍️ Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/stand-up-for-disability-support-stop-the-ndis-cuts
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Let’s make noise.
Let’s fix the freeze.
Let’s abolish the cut.
Not for politics. For our kids.
