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Liberal frontbencher Tim Wilson also called on the government to focus more on fraud and corruption issues in the NDIS, as the Coalition and Labor negotiate on changes to the disability scheme.
The governmentâs bill is being examined by a parliamentary committee, with a report due this coming Friday. Labor may seek to bring that bill back on for debate and vote in the second week of this coming parliamentary sitting.
Wilson accused the government of âan ongoing toleranceâ to fraud in the system. The NDIS minister, Jenny McAllister, was on News24 this morning also, and weâll get you some of her contributions shortly.
'We die': disabled voices warn against NDIS cuts
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A verbal agreement has been struck between Australia's two major political parties to cut billions of dollars in funding to the disabled community.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor on Monday at Parliament House to discuss laws making significant changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
"I expect those changes will pass in this sitting fortnight, which will be important to make sure that it's sustainable going forward," the prime minister told a caucus meeting.
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Labor rejects call for more NDIS oversight, nears Coalition deal
Labor has rejected calls to appoint an independent umpire to oversee a shake-up of the National Disability Insurance Scheme as it closes in on a deal with the Coalition to push through its cuts to the program without major amendments in the next fortnight.
Martin Laverty, one of the scheme’s architects who now runs a major disability provider, said on Monday the program needed a steward to keep the government in check in the same way an inspector-general monitors Australia’s aged care system.
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