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Australia Passes NDIS Cuts: $37.8B Slashed, 160,000 Dropped

8/15/2026

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Australia will pass legislation cutting $37.8 billion from the NDIS and dropping 160,000 participants.
The bill mandates assessments from 2028 and lets Minister Mark Butler slash funding by 99%.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John, independent senator David Pocock and Advocate Skye Kakoschke-Moore warned the reforms will devastate disabled Australians and harm families and women.
A Senate inquiry report backed the bill despite opposition from 12 disability groups and the Disability Advocacy Network.

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Story summary

Australia will pass legislation cutting $37.8 billion from the NDIS and dropping 160,000 participants.
The bill mandates assessments from 2028 and lets Minister Mark Butler slash funding by 99%.
Greens senator Jordon Steele-John, independent senator David Pocock and Advocate Skye Kakoschke-Moore warned the reforms will devastate disabled Australians and harm families and women.
A Senate inquiry report backed the bill despite opposition from 12 disability groups and the Disability Advocacy Network.