Disability Advocates Welcome NDIS Bill Pause Amid Senate Inquiry Extension

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Disability advocates have welcomed an eight-week extension for a Senate inquiry into proposed NDIS cuts.
The deal, struck between the Albanese government and the Greens, allows more time for scrutiny of the bill which could remove over 200,000 people from the scheme.

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Disability advocates have welcomed an eight-week extension for a Senate inquiry into proposed NDIS cuts. The deal, struck between the Albanese government and the Greens, allows more time for scrutiny of the bill which could remove over 200,000 people from the scheme.

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