2022: Part 5/6: Defending the NDIS ~ The Hunger Games Created by NDIS Algorithms

My article in InnovationAus published on 11 May 2022.

PDF of the article can be found here.

This fifth article in the Defending the NDIS series looks at the harm caused by algorithms and the perverted power politics of algorithms that is driving political debate.

The question is, can we continue to ignore what’s happening? The first four articles set the stage for this impossible question.

The first article in this Defending the NDIS series dealt with the complexity of the system. The second article exposed the ‘word salad’ of assistive technology. The third article pulled apart the actuarial model that has helped destroy the scheme. And the fourth article was an insider’s look at what happened when the government took a wrecking ball to the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s operating model.

And if you think this just affects the folks on the NDIS, you’re in for a shock. Do you receive the childcare subsidy? Keep reading.