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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

NDIS: Bill Shorten accuses states of underspending on disability care

Bill Shorten
NDIS minister Bill Shorten has flagged a crackdown to fight ‘inflated’ invoices from disability service providers. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Bill Shorten has accused the states of underspending on disability, saying the national disability insurance scheme should be reserved for “the most profoundly and severely impaired”.

On Thursday the government services and NDIS minister signalled that the cost of supports for children needs to change to keep the scheme sustainable, suggesting that state schools could play a bigger role.

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