Helen Smith

So right now, they make up four out of five new entrances on the NDIS, largely due to automatic qualifying for the scheme based on diagnosis.

And that's the main reform Labor is looking to make, saying people's functional capabilities should be assessed to determine what level of support they need.

The changes to eligibility are set to come into force from January 2028.

with a new advisory group set up to begin developing the new assessment tool.

And, Sash, a recent ANU study found evidence that the introduction of the NDIS led to a 32% increase in reported autism prevalence, with disability service providers more likely to provide autism diagnosis that would ultimately enable access to the National Disability Scheme.

A scheme designed to help Aussies crack into the housing market is actually contributing to higher prices.

That's according to new analysis by property analytics firm Cotality, which has found the expansion of the government's 5% deposit scheme in October has coincided with a price rise in eligible properties.

Now, analysis has found prices for eligible properties rose 6.7% in the first six months after the changes, and the only areas which bucked the trend were regional WA and the Northern Territory.

Analysts at Cotality say that while the government succeeded in getting more people into their first homes with the program, it's also worked against the goal of improving affordability.

Now, we spoke about this on the briefing before that this was predicted by many housing experts in the space that housing affordability would go up because of these changes.

It's been revealed Kiss FM is turning the tables on its dumped radio stars and is suing Kyle and Jackie O. In court documents seen by nine newspapers, ARN is now pursuing the pair for legal costs of cleaning up their contractual blow-up.

The network claims it's lost advertising revenue and profits after Jackie Henderson and Carl Sanderlance breached their contracts and is also chasing down a significant chunk of a $3 million signing bonus it paid to Sanderlance.

And Netflix has revealed more details about Kylie Minogue's long-awaited intimate doco.

The streaming giant confirmed the three-part project will include home videos, personal archives and unseen interviews with the singer, as well as a behind-the-scenes look into how some of her biggest hits were made, including Can't Get You Out of My Head, I Should Be So Lucky and her breakout 1988 classic, The Locomotion.

Yeah, I love her and I think she's just such an Aussie icon.

But yeah, I'm...

I mean, give me more details, Netflix.

I need a little bit more.

I want a trailer.

I want a trailer.