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The Sustainable Development Goals have improved millions of lives over the past decade, but progress remains insufficient, UN report finds

14 July 2025 - A decade after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations released today the 10th edition of its annual progress report, The Sustainable Development ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Federal politics: No 'imminent' threat for Australia to progress to stage 3 of fuel security plan, Albanese says — as it happened

Today's national cabinet meeting was "constructive", Anthony Albanese says, confirming that Australia remains at level 2 on its national fuel security plan. Meanwhile, the Australian community is ...
The Australian Financial Review

We need to flip the script on NDIS incentivising disabilities

So the National Disability Insurance Scheme is not untouchable, after all. After years of insisting it’s just peachy (perfectly sustainable, nothing to see here!), the prime minister has made a ...
The Conversation

Autism diagnoses are up, largely fuelled by the NDIS. What happens next isn’t entirely clear

Research published earlier this year found the strongest evidence yet that the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has played a key role driving up autism diagnoses in ...
The Australian Financial Review

Albanese rules out NDIS means test, flags housing tax overhaul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out means-testing the nation’s $55 billion disability scheme but says the ballooning program will need to change to be sustainable, as he left the door open ...
Sky News Australia

Labor making quiet call on NDIS cuts ahead of Jim Chalmers' May budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is preparing to deliver his fifth budget in May with the $50 billion NDIS squarely in focus for voters and the opposition. It is understood the government will be pleased to ...
NOLA.com

LSU spring practice notes: Lane Kiffin’s overhauled offense is still a work in progress

Once LSU wrapped up its first two weeks of spring practice, coach Lane Kiffin said it was “obvious” the Tigers were much further along on defense than offense. How could they not be? On defense, LSU ...
Sky News Australia

Government won't rule out NDIS means-testing as it looks to rein in 'out of control' spending, says Health Minister

The revelation comes as the federal government works to curb rapid growth in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, which is forecast to cost more than $50 billion this financial year. A government ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Crossbench MPs warn Labor against slashing NDIS growth in budget

Crossbench MPs will push back against Labor’s attempts to rein in spending on the NDIS in next month’s budget, warning that premature efforts to curb the $50 billion scheme’s growth will just move ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

NDIS provider registrations in spotlight as Labor eyes options to make budget savings

Major providers are calling for stricter NDIS registration rules, arguing it would improve quality and reduce costs. The federal government is weighing options to slow the scheme's growth, including ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Labor makes NDIS key to its budget savings plan – and the peak body says providers should lean in

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Labor will make slowing growth in the $50 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme a centrepiece ...
Couriermail

Coalition backs NDIS cuts in Budget scramble, warns rorters biggest problem

The Albanese government is reportedly set to trim the ballooning scheme as it scrambles to find savings to cushion economic shocks from the Iran conflict. The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Monday ...