The NDIA’s Annual Pricing Review for 2025–26 has landed – and it’s an insult.
A freeze for many. A cut for others. And a restructure of travel that hits every provider hard. After months of waiting, hoping, and advocating, the result is clear: decision-makers are not listening. Or worse — there’s a larger hidden agenda and they simply don’t care.
In the face of rising inflation, escalating compliance costs, workforce complexities, and crushing admin loads, this review sends a cruel message: do more, with less – again. It’s not just disappointing — it’s disgusting. It reeks of bureaucratic disregard for the real people doing real work, every day, to uphold the rights and dignity of people with disability.
This isn’t just bad policy. It’s dangerous.
For too long, Allied Health Businesses have been expected to absorb the blow — redesigning services, training junior staff, taking on more risks, burning themselves out — all while holding up the sector with duct tape and dedication. But now, the cracks are widening. And if we don’t act, the fallout could be devastating:
- More Allied Health Businesses closing
- Exhausted clinicians leaving the sector entirely
- Services disappearing from rural and regional communities
- Fewer choices and poorer outcomes for people with disability
This is not reform. It’s neglect.
And we refuse to be silent about it.
It’s time to flood their desks with truth
We’ve created a ‘It’s Not Good Enough’ Letter Template so you can raise your voice — loud, clear, and impossible to ignore.
Tell them how this galling decision is gutting your business.
Show them the hours you’re cutting, the services you can’t afford to run, the toll it’s taking on you and your team.
Share how it’s broken your trust, morale, and belief that anyone in charge understands what’s really going on.
This is more than policy failure. It’s a betrayal of everything the NDIS is meant to stand for.
Here’s what to do:
- Download our “It’s Not Good Enough” Letter Template (link below).
- Make it real – introduce your business, your staff, and your clients. Share numbers. Share emotions. Share the consequences. Be BOLD.
- Send it – to Federal Ministers, your local MP, and all Peak Body’s (addresses below).
- Spread it – forward this to your team and sector colleagues. Post it online. Use your voice.
Who to send it to:
Federal Ministers for the NDIS:
📧 minister.butler@health.gov.au
📧 jennifer.mcallister@aph.gov.au
✉ PO Box 2038, Port Adelaide, SA 5015
✉ PO Box 6100, Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
Be sure to cc provider.support@ndis.gov.au in your email.
Find Your Local Federal MP:
👉 Find them here
Copy Your Peak Body:
- OTA: Contact Us
- SPA: Contact
- APA: Contact
- APS: Contact
- AHPA: Contact
Feeling angry, overwhelmed, and alone?
Understandable reactions, but you are not alone. Just this week, we’ve spoken with providers cancelling travel, slashing team hours, and having impossible conversations with clients. If you’re feeling stuck, we can help.
Book a free 20-minute Power Call with us.
No strings. No pressure. Just expert help to:
- Break down what this means for your business
- Identify what to do and how to implement and communicate change
- Help you rebuild a path forward that isn’t just survival, but strategy
Leadership right now means refusing to be complicit
The APR recommendations may be live — but we’re fighting for last minute influence on the PAPL
📢 Download the template.
📢 Write the letter.
📢 Send it.
📢 Share it.
📢 Be heard.
Let’s flood their inboxes and postboxes with a unified message:
“These APR recommendations are insulting”!
👉 Download the ‘It’s Not Good Enough’ template HERE.
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