NDIS fraud in Australia is rampant, but protected. We need freedom of speech! By Tom Burton at The Financial Review, in June 2024.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme integrity chief says nine out of 10 plan managers surveyed showed signs of fraud and the justice system would be overwhelmed if all the scams carried out on the $44 billion program were prosecuted. …
There were dozens of examples where organised crime groups were abusing the system, including encouraging the use of NDIS money to buy drugs and alcohol.
Mr Dardo also revealed “pretty extreme” conflicts of interest such as family members paying each other for care. …
Mr Dardo said a “very significant” number of providers had been found to be selling drugs to participants. Asked which drugs and if it included heroin, cocaine, speed and ice, Mr Dardo said: “You name it, it’s on the list.” …
Mr Dardo said he had recently spoken to a participant who would meet their provider at an ATM, where “the provider would withdraw cash and provide that cash to the participant for her to source illicit substances”. …
The rapid growth of the scheme is one of the strongest headwinds challenging Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ budget; it is consistently growing at more than 20 per cent a year despite Labor’s efforts to rein in its explosive trajectory.
Drew Pavlou decides to investigate, like Nick Shirley in Minnesota, who uncovered billions in fraud just by showing up and filming Somali day cares with no children.
If you thought Minnesota’s Somali fraud rings were bad, wait until you hear about Australia’s disability insurance program, the NDIS. It’s enough to almost completely collapse our country.
Spent the week with my mate @PeteZogoulas investigating potential NDIS fraud in the diverse suburbs of Western Sydney.
Pete visited the infamous NDIS provider with a $250,000 GTR parked out the front and they chased him down the street.
Can’t wait to release this video lmao
A far-left lawyer with a ”Diploma in Islamic Finance” just hit both @PeteZogoulas and I with simultaneous cease and desist notices for reporting on an NDIS business in West Sydney with a $250,000 super car parked out front.
We have hours of footage, I think we’re potentially sitting on the Australian version of @nickshirleyy’s fraud investigation. We really want to show that these abuses are happening all across the West. But we really need help to protect ourselves legally.
NDIS fraudsters are incinerating up to $10 billion a year in tax payer money. But Australia’s almost non-existent free speech protections mean we already face lawsuits before publication.