Today, we are talking about one of the federal budget’s trickiest customers - the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Labor was once like a proud parent of the NDIS, but now even the minister in charge, Mark Butler, is describing the scheme as a honeypot for organised crime.

Also this week, an inquiry about taxing offshore gas exports went kind of viral due to a David Pocock question about beer and an appearance from a podcaster called Punters Politics.

Joining host Jacqueline Maley is chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and federal political correspondent Natassia Chrysanthos.


Background reading
Natassia Chrysanthos’ latest story on the NDIS 
All of The Age and Sydney Morning Herald’s political news and analysis.

Today, we are talking about one of the federal budget&rsquo;s trickiest customers - the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Labor was once like a proud parent of the NDIS, but now even the minister in charge, Mark Butler, is describing the scheme as a honeypot for organised crime.
Also this week, an inquiry about taxing offshore gas exports went kind of viral due to a David Pocock question about beer and an appearance from a podcaster called Punters Politics.
Joining host Jacqueline Maley is chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal and federal political correspondent Natassia Chrysanthos.
 Background reading
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<li>Natassia Chrysanthos&rsquo; <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/labor-s-sweeping-ndis-overhaul-to-boot-160-000-from-program-20260422-p5zq4s.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=inside_politics&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">latest story on the NDIS </a></li>
<li>All of The Age and Sydney Morning Herald&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=inside_politics&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">political news and analysis.</a></li>
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Labor’s baby a ‘honeypot of fraud’ and the gas tax’s viral moment

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