ABC News – Australia ·australia ·1 hour ago

Diverse communities 'absolutely scared' by NDIS cuts

Australia's Health and NDIS Minister Mark Butler announced sweeping cuts to the $50 billion disability scheme last month, slashing participation from 760,000 to 600,000 by decade's end. Culturally and linguistically diverse communities, who comprise just 9 percent of NDIS participants, face particular hardship as social and community participation funding drops from $31,000 to $26,000 yearly per person on average.

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