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‘An oasis in the desert’: Why the NDIS is a mess

‘An oasis in the desert’: Why the NDIS is a mess

The NDIS was touted as a world-leading reform, but exploding costs and limited evidence it is achieving its goals is raising questions about its sustainability.

The one thing that advocates and critics of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have in common is they agree it is a mess. A mess awaiting whichever major party wins government on May 21.

It was probably always going to be a difficult transition to establish a national support program for the half a million people in Australia with significant disabilities.

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Tom Burton
Tom BurtonGovernment editorTom Burton was government editor at The Australian Financial Review.

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