The states and the Commonwealth will tip in $10 billion between them to establish a new scheme to treat children with mild autism and early developmental disorders, after the review into the NDIS said it must be reserved for those with significant and permanent disabilities.
“Our reforms recommend a complete rethink of the participant journey,” says the review into the burgeoning National Disability Insurance Scheme that was commissioned to return it to sustainability.
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