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Nick Gibbs

'Void' of NDIS services in outback Qld

Many NDIS participants in remote areas are unable to access all the services funded in their claims. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Concerns about a void of National Disability Insurance Scheme providers in regional areas will be raised with the federal minister during a visit to outback Queensland.

The state's Disability Services Minister Craig Crawford told a budget estimates hearing on Thursday that his federal counterpart Bill Shorten has agreed to visit the town of Longreach, about 13 hours northwest of Brisbane.

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