{"id":903471,"date":"2026-05-04T07:14:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/ndis-changes-announced-by-health-minister-mark-butler-bring-disability-scheme-back-to-original-aim\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T07:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:14:32","slug":"ndis-changes-announced-by-health-minister-mark-butler-bring-disability-scheme-back-to-original-aim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/ndis-changes-announced-by-health-minister-mark-butler-bring-disability-scheme-back-to-original-aim\/","title":{"rendered":"NDIS changes announced by Health Minister Mark Butler bring disability scheme back to original aim"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Labor is tackling a scheme that has become unaffordable and wildly out of control in what it covers. But delivering on its commitment will be harder than tough language.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Hewett<\/a><\/strong><\/span>Columnist<\/span><\/span><\/header>\n

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The Albanese government is finally willing to concede one of federal Labor\u2019s proudest achievements has become a policy debacle that can\u2019t survive in its current form.<\/p>\n

So Health Minister Mark Butler is determined to perform radical surgery<\/a> on the failing National Disability Insurance Scheme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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