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Will Nicholas

Big NDIS savings snagging on lone holdout state

Queensland is being accused of 'shirking its responsibility' for supporting autistic children. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

A plan to shift billions of dollars worth of NDIS spending to the states is snagging on one holdout jurisdiction as a minister also warns criminal gangs have penetrated the scheme.

Queensland is the only state or territory still refusing to take responsibility for autistic and developmentally delayed children with low-to-moderate support needs under the government's new Thriving Kids program.

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