Australia news live: Tim Wilson says Labor’s NDIS reforms make disability clients ‘feel like they’re being targeted, not the fraudsters’

In Australia, the Coalition is pushing back on Labor's proposed disability reforms, saying the government should focus on combating fraud in the NDIS—the National Disability Insurance Scheme—rather than implementing changes that affect clients. Liberal frontbencher Tim Wilson contends that disabled Australians feel targeted by the proposed changes, not protected. He points to cases where disability providers improperly award packages and exploit the system, saying enforcement should center on that fraud. According to Wilson, disability beneficiaries are already anxious about their future given how the government has approached the reform negotiations.

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