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How to make psychosocial disability support fairer in Australia

How to make psychosocial disability support fairer in Australia

Update: 2025-12-08
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Australia is failing more than 130,000 people with significant psychosocial disability – despite spending billions every year on the NDIS.

This gap is fuelling a growing problem. People without adequate supports are more likely to experience homelessness, be hospitalized, or have their needs escalate, putting pressure on systems that are already under strain.

In this podcast, Sam Bennett, Mia Jessurun, and Reilly Polaschek, discuss the latest Grattan report, Bridging the Gap: Meeting the needs of Australians with psychosocial disability. In the report, they outline a plan to build a fairer and more effective system of psychosocial supports.

Read the report: https://grattan.edu.au/report/bridging-the-gap-meeting-the-needs-of-australians-with-psychosocial-disability/
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How to make psychosocial disability support fairer in Australia

How to make psychosocial disability support fairer in Australia

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