Australian Parliament Passes Amended NDIS Bill After Labor-Coalition Deal

Controversial NDIS bill undergoes ‘substantial’ amendments as Labor and Coalition strike deal

David Pocock says legislation still includes ‘indiscriminate cut’ impacting hundreds of thousands of participants The government’s controversial NDIS bill will undergo “substantial” amendments after Labor and the Coalition struck a deal, with some of the changes attracting heavy criticism from the Greens, the ACT senator David Pocock and the disability community. Sixty-three government amendments across both houses will be introduced as part of backroom deals to pass the bill on Tuesday nigh...

By Sarah Basford Canales

Controversial NDIS changes get last-minute green light as Labor cuts deal with Coalition

The government unveiled 63 changes in response to community concern, just hours before the final vote was due to take place.