Tom Keating
Dr Tom Keating is a Melbourne based writer and researcher. He is a former senior executive in health and human services in Victoria and a former senior academic with appointments in various Australian and overseas universities. He played a major role in the reform of disability services in Victoria in the 1980s and 90s. His book, The Evolution of Intellectual Disability Policy and Administration in Victoria: From Care and Custody to Citizenship is forthcoming (De Gruyter Brill, 2026).
Tom's articles (1 total)
The NDIS transformed lives – fixing it will take more than cost cutting
The NDIS needs reform, but tightening eligibility before alternative supports are ready risks abandoning people with disability and retreating from the citizenship principles on which the scheme was built.