Labor open to ‘sensible amendments’ on gambling reforms, minister says – as it happened

Australia's Labor government is facing pressure from the Coalition over proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Liberal frontbencher Tim Wilson is pushing the government to focus its reforms on fighting fraud and corruption within the system, rather than what he sees as targeting of disabled beneficiaries. Wilson told parliament that while people are indeed taking advantage of the NDIS, disabled Australians are already nervous about their future because of how the government is approaching reforms. The Coalition is part of ongoing negotiations with Labor over how to reshape the disability scheme as both parties grapple with rising costs and system integrity concerns, per The Guardian.

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