Bill Shorten sets out vision to 'revive' NDIS, challenges Linda Reynolds to rip up $339m contracts

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Updated April 29 2021 - 7:18am, first published April 28 2021 - 3:30pm
Labor NDIS spokesman Bill Shorten (right), pictured with Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, said the $22 billion scheme was "poorly run and under attack". Picture: Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Labor NDIS spokesman Bill Shorten (right), pictured with Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese, said the $22 billion scheme was "poorly run and under attack". Picture: Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is "poorly run" and "under attack", Labor's Bill Shorten has declared as he pressured the Morrison government to rip up contracts and abandon its highly controversial independent assessments plan.

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Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Federal Politics Reporter

Dan covers federal politics from Parliament House, with a special focus on climate policy and the NDIS. He has previously reported on ACT politics and urban affairs since joining the Canberra Times in 2018.

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