Crossbenchers warn Labor's NDIS overhaul is moving 'too far, too fast'
Crossbench senators and the Greens have criticised the Albanese government's proposed overhaul of Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme, warning that the changes could move "too far, too fast". Their comments came after a final Senate inquiry report was released on Friday afternoon, as the bill to curb the scheme's growth appeared set to pass parliament as early as next week. The debate centres on a program that supports more than 770,000 Australians with disabilities and is currently valued at $52bn.The inquiry report was delivered by a Labor-chaired committee, which recommended that the bill pass. But Greens senator Jordon Steele-John and... [Continue Reading]
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