Undesirable Present and Future of Disability Support in Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia

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ID12647985
AuthorsJasmin Peer (0009-0002-6375-6588, James Cook University, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume24
Issue1
Pages304-326
Publication date2025-03-14
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueeTropic electronic journal of studies in the tropics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1448-2940 • E-ISSN: 1448-2940
PublisherJames Cook University (PUBLISHER • AU)
DOI10.25120/etropic.24.1.2025.4112
OpenAlexW4408478457
LanguageEN
References cited12

This paper examines the undesirable present and potential future of disability support in tropical Far North Queensland (FNQ), Australia, focusing on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Ethnographic research reveals three key challenges: bureaucratic complexity, inequality caused by tropical rurality, and neoliberal systemic exploitation. The NDIS's neoliberal, market-driven approach has inadvertently led to fraudulent practices and inadequate service provision in FNQ. Recent legislative changes, including the NDIS Amendment Bill 2024, consolidate existing problems rather than offer reform, presenting a vision of an undesirable future. The paper also argues that the NDIS's social model of disability falls short due to overemphasis on individual autonomy. This paper thus discusses the undesirable shape of tropical disability futures in Far North Queensland, Australia

Geography · Family and Disability Support Research · Global Health Workforce Issues · History · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights

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