Your Voice Matters: Advocacy Options

Policy changes (or in some cases, lack of change) across the 2025 year have been plentiful regarding NDIS access, pricing and eligibility.   In July 2025, the NDIA announced further price freezes for many Allied Health professionals and a reduction in rate for other.  In August 2025, the federal government proposed to implement the “Thriving Kids” initiative in 2026-2027 aimed at supporting children with mild to moderate autism or developmental delays outside the NDIS framework,

 

If you would like to provide feedback regarding NDIA policy changes that affect your child's access to NDIS services, please consider the following options:

• Contacting the NDIA directly - 

  • Online: Feedback form

  • Email: enquiries@ndis.gov.au

  • Phone: 1800 800 110 (NDIS National Contact Centre), Monday – Friday 8am to 8pm

  • In person: by visiting an NDIS office, Local Area Coordinator (LAC) or Early childhood (EC) partner

  • Mail: NDIA, GPO Box 700, Canberra ACT 2601.

• Sending an email to the Federal Ministers for the NDIS -

  • 📧 minister.butler@health.gov.au
    📧 jennifer.mcallister@aph.gov.au​

• Communciating with your local minister - you can find details here

  • Ben Small - Forrest - Bunbury, Busselton, as well as Augusta-Margaret River, Capel, Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup, and Harvey​

  • Rick Wilson - O'Connor - Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Collie, Manjimup and Nannup

• Sending a letter regarding price freeze and travel cuts -

  • click here to download a template based on a letter kindly shared by an Out Loud family

  • click here to download a template provided by ANPA (Australian Neurodivergent Parents Association)

• Sending a letter regarding Thriving Kids proposal -​

  • click here to download a template using information from an Australian Autism Alliance media release​

• Contacting our professional bodies - 

  • Speech Pathology Australia ​

  • Occupational Therapy Australia

• Signing a petition -​

  • Speech Pathology specific​

  • OT specific

 

We will continue to advocate for improvements through our professional bodies and direct communication with ministers.

 

We appreciate your support!