NDIS Blackhole

During this session with officials of the NDIS, I was told that there are currently between 270,000 and 280,000 NDIS providers, with 93% of them being unregistered. This is a massive number and makes it almost impossible to monitor. Astoundingly, there is no set timeframe for when providers must become registered.

The Minister COULD NOT tell us exactly how much taxpayers were being ripped off by fraudulent operators - however stated that all providers are required to comply with the Code of Conduct.

This "compliance" with the Code of Conduct means little to fraudulent operators.

I was not comforted by the responses to this massive waste of money - which is predicted to soon cost more than the entire Australian defence budget.

— Senate Estimates | October 2025