ALERT: Disability Representative Organisations and Community Organisations to respond to Federal Budget and present 13,000-signature NDIS petition
People with Disability Australia
A group of Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) will hold a press conference in the Senate Courtyard at Parliament House on the morning of Wednesday 13 May to provide first reactions to the 2026–27 Federal Budget and its impact on people with disability.
The press conference will focus on the Government’s NDIS changes, concerns about cuts to essential supports, and the need for properly funded Foundational Supports and disability advocacy.
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) will also present its Change.org petition, signed by more than 13,000 people, to Senator Jordon Steele-John. The petition calls on the Government to stop cuts to the NDIS and protect essential supports.
Senator Steele-John will make comment following the presentation of the petition.
Following that, ACOSS and other community organisations, including Single Mother Families Alliance, Consumers Health Forum, Oz Harvest will comment on the Federal Budget
Speakers
- Megan Spindler-Smith, Acting CEO, People with Disability Australia (PWDA)
- Emma Bennison, CEO, Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA)
- Sophie Cusworth, CEO, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA)
- Ross Joyce, CEO, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
- Senator Jordon Steele-John
Vision opportunities
- Presentation of PWDA’s 13,000-signature petition to Senator Steele-John
- Disability community leaders responding to the Federal Budget and NDIS changes
WHO: People with Disability Australia, Disability Advocacy Network Australia, Women With Disabilities Australia, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations, Senator Jordon Steele-John
WHERE: Senate Courtyard, Parliament House, Canberra
WHEN: Wednesday 13 May 2026, 10:00am
About us:
Disability Representative Organisations are funded by the Australian Government to represent people with disability.
Contact details:
Anastasia Symons
0491 034 479
[email protected]