The Latest Breaking News from Bill Shorten

A political scuffle over the Prime Minister's clumsy use of the word "blessed" has thrust the NDIS back into the spotlight and triggered important questions about the scheme's sustainability. However, they are questions that neither side of politics is yet prepared to answer.

A proposal for an independent commission to organise election campaign leader debates is itself the subject of debate between the major parties.

Labor has a six-point plan to overhaul the National Disability Insurance Scheme, including a crackdown on rorting providers.

Here's your TL;DR for this morning's news.

Labor says it wants to "restore trust" in the NDIS, amid warnings about the scheme's sustainability and reports some recipients have been facing significant cuts to their plans in recent months.

Opposition says it will establish new appeals process and reduce spending on consultants and private law firms

Remember those classic lines that have come out of election debates? Recall 2013 when Tony Abbott asked the audience, “Does this guy [Kevin Rudd] ever shut up?” Or Bill Shorten in 2019 describing Scott Morrison as a “classic space invader?” Or back in 1993 when Paul Keating told John Hewson…

Good morning, early birds. An anonymous senior Liberal source has said Prime Minister Scott Morrison knew Liberal candidate for Warringah Katherine Deves was “transphobic” when she was hand-picked for the electorate, and Labor will promise an overhaul of the NDIS. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

This is the second in a two-part series on the major parties’ Treasury spokespeople. You can read Michelle Grattan’s profile of Josh Frydenberg here.