Slashing $15b from NDIS, giving $53b to Defence. See the issue?

In the latest episode of morally pointless fiscal gymnastics by the Commonwealth, Health Secretary Mark Butler spent 90 minutes at the National Press Club on Wednesday justifying more dramatic cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). He has used every bogus excuse except the obvious truth: The corporate ruling class does not value people with disabilities, sees them as economically useless, disposable hustlers, gaming the system. free haircut.

Around 160,000 recipients are expected to lose access to the NDIS by 2030, with spending predicted to fall from $70 billion to $55 billion over the same period.