Apr 28
Shorten calls on government to scrap proposed NDIS changes
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will use a major speech to call on the federal government to restore trust with the disability sector by dumping several proposed changes to the $25 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The government has temporarily paused plans to implement the most controversial of the reforms – independent assessments – amid a fierce backlash from community groups and the scheme’s original architects.
