NDIS: Bill Shorten accuses states of underspending on disability care

Schools could play a bigger role in supporting children, minister suggests, as he also targets rorts and ‘rent-seeking behaviour’

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Bill Shorten has accused the states of underspending on disability, saying the national disability insurance scheme should be reserved for “the most profoundly and severely impaired”.

On Thursday the government services and NDIS minister signalled that the cost of supports for children needs to change to keep the scheme sustainable, suggesting that state schools could play a bigger role.

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