History and Purpose of the NDIS
History of disability support in Australia before the NDIS; Fragmented state and federal system that preceded the NDIS; 2008 Productivity Commission inquiry into national disability insurance; 2011 final report recommending establishment of the NDIS; 2013 NDIS Act passed establishing the legal framework; 2013-2016 trial sites established across Australia; 2016-2020 national rollout completed across all states and territories