Labor this week essentially admitted what the Coalition tried to warn about two years ago – if the scheme is not reined in and returned to its original objectives, will become unviable.
Labor’s fledging National Disability Insurance SchemeIn a budget first, Swan released a 10-year funding trajectory for the scheme which Labor was likening to Bob Hawke’s Medicare in terms of reform gravitas.
This financial year, the federal government will spend more on the NDIS year than Medicare , aged care , and support for state government hospitals .he federal government will cover 66 per cent of the cost of the NDIS this financial year,As confirmed by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday, the scheme, which a decade ago existed in name only, is now the second-fastest growing item in the entire federal budget, behind only interest payments on debt.
This was a big concession for Shorten to make. Until recently, he was deriding the cost blowout forecasts being The assessments would be conducted by a panel of private providers such as psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech pathologists. As Labor comes to the same realisation as Morrison and Reynolds, it has one thing going for it that Morrison never had – bipartisan support.
Treatments for early developmental problems in children, such as health and hearing impediments, were similarly being pushed by states onto the NDIS.In this vein, Shorten said fixing NDIS required “systemic reform of the entire disability ecosystem – the NDIS, mainstream and community services”. Autism was, and is, one of the biggest areas of concern. About one third of the NDIS is dedicated to helping those with autism. NDIS eligibility only applies to people with stage two autism and above, and the actuary figures show a spike in stage two diagnoses since the funding became available.So much so that the in-house joke within government is that stage one autism, which is the mildest form, has suddenly ceased to exist in Australia.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Very open to it’: Liberals give early support to Labor’s RBA overhaulThe Coalition is set to back in the government’s major reboot of the RBA, but the Greens have slammed the proposals as a “major party stitch up” to outsource inflation to Australia’s central bank.
Read more »
Labor government to offer tax incentives to motorist who purchase EVsSky News host Chris Kenny says Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen was out pushing renewable energy today with a new tax incentive offering $40 million to motorists who purchase new electric vehicles worth up to $90,000. “If EVs were so practical and cost-efficient then governments wouldn’t need to offer tax incentives and splurge public money on private charging stations,” Mr Kenny said.
Read more »
RBA review ‘continues the problems we’ve had in the past’: Former Labor TreasurerThe review into the Reserve Bank of Australia has “some good things” but mostly “continues the problems we’ve had in the past” and it’s hard to pin the blame solely on RBA Governor Philip Lowe, says former NSW Labor Treasurer Michael Costa. “This report actually has some good things in it and mostly it continues the conflicts and the problems that we’ve had in the past and I don’t see it contributing very much to anything else,” Mr Costa told Sky News Australia host Andrew Bolt. “The government has had direct input on that board and in fact on the new policy board that they’re talking about they’ve got the Treasury Secretary still sitting on it so it’s a bit harsh to blame him personally. “I think the contradiction lies with the institution.”
Read more »
Primary aim of Chalmers' values-based capitalism to make Labor 'look busy'No amount of vacuous, repetitive pre-budget reports can disguise the true intention of Labor's economic inclusion strategy, writes Nick Cater.
Read more »
People power from Australia’s ‘silent majority’ can win battle against VoiceSky News host Peta Credlin says people power from Australia’s “silent majority” can win the “David and Goliath battle” against Labor's Indigenous Voice to Parliament. “But only if the silent majority doesn't stay silent,” Ms Credlin said. “The presence on the campaign trail of Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price will help to refute the ‘Yes’ case smear that only racists would vote ‘No’. “If you want to support the ‘No’ case, I encourage you to visit the Fair Australia website; sign up for the fight.”
Read more »
Paul Murray predicts legalisation of cannabis is ‘about to happen’ in AustraliaSky News host Paul Murray predicts the legalisation of cannabis will happen in Australia “whether you like it or not”. “Not just because of the makeup of the New South Wales parliament, but the Victorian parliament as well,” he said. “Daniel Andrews and Labor cannot pass a piece of legislation without Legalise Cannabis, and the Greens and both want it to happen.”
Read more »