Health Minister Mark Butler discusses plans to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme and curb NDIS spending

People with autism and other disabilities are living in fear over huge reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme - so how does it feel to be the man wielding the axe? Today, our reporter Sarah Ison joins us with the latest from the minister in charge of slicing 190 million dollars and 165,000 people out of the NDIS.

People with autism and other disabilities are living in fear over huge reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme - so how does it feel to be the man wielding the axe? Today, our reporter Sarah Ison joins us with the latest from the minister in charge of slicing 190 million dollars and 165,000 people out of the NDIS.

Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see Sarah Ison’s full interview with Health Minister Mark Butler by subscribing to our YouTube channel.

NDIS growth jumps to 11.3 per cent in year

Family supports to be considered before NDIS funding granted

Budget 2026: NDIS savings set to hit $185bn

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

People with autism and other disabilities are living in fear over huge reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme - so how does it feel to be the man wielding the axe? Today, our reporter Sarah Ison joins us with the latest from the minister in charge of slicing 190 million dollars and 165,000 people out of the NDIS.
Read more about this story at&nbsp;<a href="http://theaustralian.com.au">theaustralian.com.au</a> and see Sarah Ison&rsquo;s full interview with Health Minister Mark Butler by subscribing to our <a href="https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDC8EeZJyt1IVjv5bCRbFBkTl-VYpJyf">YouTube channel</a>.
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/ndis-growth-jumps-to-113-per-cent-in-year/news-story/c5cb944b97a9d453d6f13b2378f3dabc">NDIS growth jumps to 11.3 per cent in year</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/family-supports-to-be-considered-before-ndis-funding-granted/news-story/35b6b677dd34c8e5b4f37de9aca2d38a">Family supports to be considered before NDIS funding granted</a>
<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/budget-2026-ndis-savings-set-to-hit-185bn/news-story/f818e17fe624bfc40aeb7f09aa9acb4a">Budget 2026: NDIS savings set to hit $185bn</a>
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.&nbsp;

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.
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Axeman's promise: Mark Butler vows  'no Robo-NDIS’

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