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Much is riding on its success – not least the decarbonisation of the electricity grid – but critics say an independent review is desperately needed

The federal government is working on a new law to explicitly make it illegal to charge more for products and services because a client is on the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Cabinet minister Bill Shorten is doubling down on calls for Liberal MP Stuart Robert to face a corruption watchdog for his alleged links to a consulting firm.

People with high-value NDIS plans are being bribed with fast food, kidnapped and having their funding drained by providers, a bombshell report says.

Reading Margaret Simons’ recently released biography of Tanya Plibersek brought to mind an interesting question. What sort of Labor government would we have if Plibersek, rather than Anthony Albanese, had become Labor leader in 2019, and then won the 2022 election?

Even after announcing his exit from parliament, former Coalition minister Stuart Robert is causing controversy. But could he have the last laugh?

Bill Shorten says savings possible through tackling rorts, spiralling costs and rip-offs, but disability advocates remain sceptical

Eligibility for services funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is set to be tightened as the government seeks to bank $74.3 billion in savings through trimmed growth forecasts.

As talks about how to make the NDIS more sustainable ramp up again, people with disability say a good place to start would be with the costly and "exhausting" red tape.

Those in the disability field have been expressing a sense of whiplash since Friday. Many had felt buoyed by reassurances from Bill Shorten, minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), at the National Press Club the previous week that a reboot would ensure the scheme was “here to stay”.…