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No concern over delay to kids' autism program, says PM

A program to move some children with autism off the NDIS into state programs has been delayed. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

The delay of an early intervention program for children linked to National Disability Insurance Scheme costs isn't a mark of uncertainty, Anthony Albanese insists.

State and territory leaders have agreed to help limit annual growth of the NDIS to six per cent in exchange for an extra $25 billion in Commonwealth funding for public hospitals over the next five years.

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