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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Basford Canales

Angus Taylor using NDIS cuts as ‘pawn in bigger chess game’, Mark Butler warns

Minister for Health Mark Butler speaks at a podium with microphones, flags behind him
Mark Butler has said a potential six-month extension for the NDIS inquiry could cost the federal budget billions of dollars. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Mark Butler has doubled down on his plans to pass contentious NDIS changes as early as this month, warning the opposition against using the bill as a “pawn in a bigger chess game” as they consider a potential deal with the Greens.

The Coalition and the Greens have criticised Labor’s truncated timeline to pass NDIS, negative gearing and capital gains changes, and have signalled they could team up against the government in the Senate to extend inquiries into the bills.

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