Neena Bhandari

Neena Bhandari is a an award-winning journalist and foreign correspondent. She writes for various international and national media outlets on a wide range of subjects, including health and science, disability and the NDIS. She has lived experience of polio and has written extensively on poliomyelitis and post-polio syndrome/late effects of polio, including for the British Medical Journal. Through her writings, she hopes to bring the focus on disability issues from the margins to mainstream media.

Articles by this author

John Walsh has white hair and is wearing a black jumper. There is an abstract painting on the wall behind him. John uses a wheelchair.

22nd September 2022

Should the NDIS cover aged care?

Xtremecare Australia founders William and Marjorie Tatipata with their son, Will.

13th July 2022

“Many Indigenous people don’t know that self-management of an NDIS plan is even an option.”

Joseph Archibald, manager of the Aboriginal Service Development at Windaan, kneels next to a young boy at an outdoor event. Both are smiling at the camera.

6th July 2022

Lost in translation

Kurranulla Aboriginal Corporation NDIS youth group clients pose in a line, smiling, facing the camera.

19th June 2022

A matter of trust: why the NDIS design “doesn’t suit the values and needs” of Indigenous Australians

William Tatipata, co-founder and owner of XtremeCARE Australia, sits with Charlie Kris, an NDIS participant, on Thursday Island, Torres Strait.

26th May 2022

Many rural and remote Indigenous communities “don’t know about the NDIS” and its role in disability care

Wayne Wright is wearing a red shirt, sunglasses and hat and is smiling at the camera.

9th January 2022

“Aboriginal people need to know that the person making life-changing decisions on our behalf is genuinely listening,” says Wayne Wright

John Gilroy is looking at the camera smiling.

3rd January 2022

Aboriginal-driven research is a must for Indigenous say in disability policy, says John Gilroy

June wears a bright coloured dress and is smiling. She holds a framed award and is in front of a sign which is covered in botanic flowers and reads 'NSW women of the year awards'. A small circle in the right-hand corner of the photograph reads 'Congratulations June Riemer NSW Aboriginal woman of the year'.

19th December 2021

Employ more Aboriginal people in the disability service sector, says June Riemer

Scott Avery is wearing a red and white chequered shirt and is smiling. He is standing in front of the Torres strait islander flag and the Indigenous Australian flag.

13th December 2021

We need to teach Indigenous disability units to change attitudes, says Scott Avery

A man and a woman are sitting in front of a computer. They are both smiling.

19th October 2021

The NDIS markup. Why are those on the NDIS charged more?

Neenda Bhandari is sitting at a table. She's wearing a suit jacket and holding a pen.

22nd August 2021

Is NDIS the gold standard for disability care and support in the world?

20th June 2021