15/08/2026
The whole situation is ridiculous.
This is my take on the whole NDIS situation:
I used to build databases many lives ago. When you build a relational database and start tinkering with the back end it gets messy and complicated. Sometimes it’s easier to start again. I think they are tinkering, albeit with a sledge hammer, with a system that is fundamentally dysfunctional. They need to find where the issues are, rewrite the system and start afresh!! This could be done, seamlessly, by rolling over participants onto the new system as their plan reviews come up.
Why do I call it dysfunctional. Because there are providers who move into this space ‘to make money’. They see participants as cash cows!! This corruption they speak of is just the tip of the iceberg. The majority of funding is being sponged up by ‘support’ providers using participants funding. There are loopholes in the system that allow them to access participants funding like a bank account. And no one is looking at this abuse of the system!!
