What If Everyone Had Support?

I used to think NDIS was for people broken beyond repair. Now I know the truth: it’s a system built on care, on believing that lives are worth investing in—not just fixing, but nurturing.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme changed everything for me. I don’t just receive help—I receive permission to live differently. Time to build, to connect, to rest, to create. It made the Republic possible.

But what I’ve come to realize is this: what NDIS gave me isn’t something only disabled people need.

Everyone needs:

• Help structuring their life.
• Someone to check in on them.
• Freedom from grinding bureaucracy and survival stress.
• Time to explore, grow, and heal.

We frame disability as a deviation, but the truth is—we all struggle. Some of us just get documented.

NDIS should be more than a lifeline for the “severely” disabled. It’s a glimpse of what a compassionate society could look like. A society that supports everyone through tailored, human services—not as charity, but as infrastructure for flourishing.

Imagine a world where:

• A struggling single parent can get a support worker to help manage their household.
• An isolated elderly person is visited regularly—not as a patient, but as a person.
• A young artist is given time and guidance to find their path instead of being punished for not fitting in.

This is not just about disability. It’s about dignity.

Yes, the question of funding is real. But so is the cost of doing nothing—mental health crises, burnout, homelessness, loss of human potential. We already pay for our neglect.

What if NDIS wasn’t the exception?
What if it was the beginning of a new social model?

A Republic of Support.
Where no one has to earn care.
Where life is no longer a solo quest.
Where being human is enough.