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Senate inquiry delays NDIS reforms for second time
The Albanese Government’s plans to radically overhaul the National Disability Insurance Scheme have hit a stumbling block after a parliamentary report into the reforms was delayed for a second time. Source: The Australian.
National Disability Insurance Scheme bill requires further work
Australia’s Catholic bishops are among those urging the Albanese Government to review its proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme to ensure the most vulnerable are not left behind. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
NDIS inquiry delays handing down final report
A parliamentary probe tasked with scrutinising the Albanese Government’s sweeping changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme has delayed handing down its final report. Source: News.com.au.
Coalition threatens to derail reforms over ‘lack of transparency’
Labor’s plan to pass reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme are in doubt, as Coalition senators raise alarm over a lack of “detail or transparency” and consider moving amendments to key savings measures. Source: The Australian.
State, territory disability ministers warn against NDIS changes
State and territory disability ministers have accused the Albanese Government of pushing on with National Disability Insurance Scheme reform that does not align with previous agreements, warning the pace of change risks the safety of people with disability. Source: ABC News.
Labor considers tax exemptions after warning from religious groups
The Albanese Government is considering an exemption for discretionary trusts that would allow them to make donations to charities before paying the new 30 per cent tax on distribution income. Source: The Australian.
Religious leaders fear tax changes will cost charities $3bn
Religious leaders have directly appealed to Treasurer Jim Chalmers to change proposed tax laws on trusts because they fear charities and not-for-profit organisations will lose almost $3 billion in donations in the first five years of the new tax regime. Source: The Australian.
Catholic sector calls for transparent inquiry into tax changes, NDIS reform
Catholic Social Services Australia has called on the federal Government to support a more robust, comprehensive, and transparent inquiry into proposed changes to taxation arrangements and the reform of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Human rights commission sounds alarm on Labor’s NDIS law
Australia’s peak human rights body says it holds serious concerns about Labor’s new laws to govern the National Disability Insurance Scheme, warning they risk compromising the rights of disabled people and must be slowed down. Source: The Age.