The purpose of a system is what it does, and if these reforms were true to the original purpose of the NDIS, Noah would still be here 💔 We are all heartbroken, but not surprised. This is not the… | C... The purpose of a system is what it does, and if these reforms were true to the original purpose of the NDIS, Noah would still be here 💔 We are all heartbroken, but not surprised. This is not the syst...

Noah should still be here. So should Koa, and Hannah, and countless others whose names we may never know.

But this is the system working as intended, and as @siobhansimper.bsky.social said: This was a test case. If they can do this to Noah, they can do it to anyone.

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The open letter I wrote in 2024 after receiving a thoroughly inadequate letter from Bill Shorten in response to a plea for further amendments and more flexible rules to prevent scenarios including deaths like Noah's.

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This is exactly what we said would happen when the government said only inflicting absurdly restrictive changes could pass the pub test.

Does this level of harm against Australians with disabilities pass the pub test?

Is this what social licence for the #NDIS looks like?

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Noah deserved so much better. He deserved to live, and not to have to fight for the right to do so. So did his family.

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#harmcostsmore #ndis #auspol | Cat Walker Last week, FOI documents confirmed what everybody consulted on an understanding of 12mth funding periods being the default said back in May. Three-month default* funding periods DID NOT come from us....

Turns out those short funding periods were a budget measure endorsed by NDIA leadership back on 31 March 2025 and workshopped for legal defensibility to meet the intended May deadline sprung on #NDIS participants.

The follow-up I didn't get to ask the Acting CEO this week 👇

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Note to self and others in burnout: There are still a few hours to tell the government what you think about #ThrivingKids.

Even if it's just "Don't waste $2bil trying to socialise autistic kids into thriving neurotypical adults. It'll cost more in adverse adult outcomes."

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The grace period on #NDIS debts against the lists has ended.

To mark the anniversary of these changes commencing - and these new risks - my co-design colleague and submission co-author Uli and I thought it appropriate to revisit what we said about debt risks last August.

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Thank you Every Australian Counts ❤️‍🩹 | Cat Walker Thank you Every Australian Counts ❤️‍🩹 88.2% of respondents believe the government is not properly assessing the risks these changes pose to people with disability. ⚠️ Only 3.3% felt confident the ...

88.2% of respondents believe the government is not properly assessing the risks [NDIS support lists] pose to people with disability. ❌

Which is exactly what we said would happen.

Thank you @everyaustcounts.bsky.social for asking what those responsible don't want to.

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How it started. So, how is it going, exactly one year on? Our current… | Cat Walker How it started. So, how is it going, exactly one year on? Our current view: Everyone thought Uli Cartwright and I went hard last year. But we’re starting to think even we underestimated this iceberg....

How it started vs how it's going, exactly one year since this article.

What a year.

What an iceberg.

And this was before the lists.

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“Aspire. Dream of a life where disability does not make your world… | Cat Walker “Aspire. Dream of a life where disability does not make your world smaller. Those are the terms of the contract. That’s how we’ll decide what you need.” Forgive me for being so autistic I took that p...

They can't give us the disability support we need to be who we are.

Then everyone would demand they tear up the stories written for us.

RIP, the original intent. 🥀

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You can watch the protest speeches live here, on right now!

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#ndis #harmcostsmore #stopthecuts #auspol | Cat Walker I won't be there tomorrow, because this #NDIS has me shut in, shut out, and forced to fight for my right to be a fully participating citizen. That fight is continually worsening my disability, wh...

The long version, including all the ways the NDIA is not holding up their end of my #NDIS plan goal about showing up effectively in advocacy.

LinkedIners, I'd be grateful for some solidarity. It's intimidating posting this stuff on bureaucrat socials.

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I won't be there tomorrow, because this #NDIS has me shut in, shut out & forced to fight for my right to be a fully participating citizen.

That fight is continually worsening my disability, while the legal fees are billed to YOU.

Kindness isn't weakness, Albo.

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