Attempts by the Albanese government to put the NDIS on a sustainable footing are in chaos after the states said they would refuse to even discuss the matter unless the federal government agreed to make permanent billions in top-up payments to the GST.
Without the GST money, they also threatened to raise new taxes and levies to fund their own essential services, for which they would blame the Commonwealth.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
