{"podcast":{"title":"NDIS Insights with Dr George","slug":"ndis-insights-with-dr-george-321267","podcast_index_feed_id":321267,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/reasonable-and-necessary/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/reasonable-and-necessary","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/reasonable-and-necessary/podcast_cover_20260521_030514_11d71324427483de61e539b835a60df1.png","author":"Dr George Taleporos","episode_count":85,"summary":"Australia’s leading podcast on the NDIS, hosted by Dr George Taleporos. Get sharp analysis, compelling interviews and clear commentary on the reforms, policies and decisions shaping the lives of people with disability and our families. With lived experience of disability and decades of expertise in advocacy, research and policy, Dr George asks the questions the community wants answered and cuts through the jargon to explain what matters, why it matters, and what it could mean for you. Important! Please note that episodes of this podcast will appear first on YouTube and will soon be exclusively posted on YouTube. Please subscribe to the channel here for the latest episode and the best experience including chapter headings and full video and captions. Note: As of the 14 of April 2026, the Summer Foundation is no longer affiliated with this podcast. It is now independently produced and hosted by Dr George Taleporos. RSSVERIFY","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ndis-insights-with-dr-george-321267"},"episode":{"title":"Inside the Biggest Changes to Our NDIS","slug":"inside-the-biggest-changes-to-our-ndis","published_at":"2026-04-13T01:28:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ndis-insights-with-dr-george-321267/inside-the-biggest-changes-to-our-ndis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ndis-insights-with-dr-george-321267","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/reasonable-and-necessary/2707102","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/339003/2707102/reasonable-and-necessary/2026_04_08_04_46_37_67c8e1e8-63b6-4833-a008-ef06717e8471.mp3","summary":"What's happening behind the scenes of the biggest changes to our NDIS? In this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George Taleporos speaks with El Gibbs and Dougie Herd, Co-Chairs of the NDIS Reform Advisory Council, about the biggest changes to our NDIS and what they could mean for participants, families and the future of choice and control. Together, they unpack some of the biggest issues facing the disability community right now. This is an important conversation about what is at stake, why these changes matter, and why people with disability must be at the centre of decisions about the future of our NDIS. Chapters 00:00 Opening 01:11 Introduction, Dr George Taleporos welcomes El Gibbs and Dougie Herd 01:45 What the NDIS Reform Advisory Council does and why it matters 04:34 Support Needs Assessments, key concerns and why the community is worried 09:08 How assessments could shape budgets and planning 13:10 Budget calculators, transparency and the risk of unfair cuts 17:57 Appeals, review rights and the fear of a closed loop 25:45 Group homes, individualised living and real choice about where people live 33:54 Restrictive support lists, funding periods and choice and control 38:44 Final reflections and words to the disability community","meta_description":"What's happening behind the scenes of the biggest changes to our NDIS? In this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George Taleporos speaks with El G…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2500,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ndis-insights-with-dr-george-321267/episodes/inside-the-biggest-changes-to-our-ndis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ndis-insights-with-dr-george-321267/inside-the-biggest-changes-to-our-ndis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}