Disability advocates have reacted furiously to the government's move to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), after it unveiled a plan that could save the budget $50 billion over the next decade.
Speaking after national cabinet in Brisbane, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the federal government would implement an "annual growth target" of 8 per cent for the total cost of the scheme by 2026, arguing the NDIS was currently not sustainable.
Under the current trajectory, the cost of the NDIS will reach $97 billion by 2032-33.
