Australia politics live: Greens senator accuses Labor of backing gas industry and billionaires over ‘disabled people and our families’

In the Australian Senate, both major parties are debating whether the National Disability Insurance Scheme is unsustainable, The Guardian reports. A Greens senator is pushing back, accusing Labor of prioritizing billionaires and the gas industry over disabled Australians and their families. The debate also touched on superannuation policy, with Liberal deputy leader Jane Hume signaling the Coalition might reconsider rules around early access to retirement savings, in response to calls from One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

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