She is an autistic adult, diagnosed level 2. She's never had paid work or any relationship outside of family. She also has a mild intellectual disability. Whether that will be factored in, I don't know, but I suspect it will be mostly those on the spectrum that will be kicked to the kerb. #NDIScuts

160,000 people to be kicked off NDIS as Labor overhauls eligibility Health and NDIS Minister Mark Butler unveiled a list of cost-saving measures designed to return the scheme to sustainable levels in a major speech to the National Press Club.

I expect my daughter will be one. "Not disabled enough" is how she has been categorised her whole life. The cohort that "falls through the cracks." #NDIScuts

Except the money will be taken from the NDIS. So, one vulnerable cohort loses out to help another vulnerable cohort. That's not how it should work. #auspol

Bridget McKenzie, who resigned in disgrace over Sports Rorts, tells Sunrise that the NDIS will only survive if we “stop the rorting.”
Extraordinary hypocrisy. From the same party that left the NDIS without fraud protections for a decade. #auspol

In a situation like this "hard" mode is just guessing anyway. If you get it right, it's just luck, not strategy.

Alan Osmond, eldest of the Osmonds family band, dies at 76 Alongside siblings Donny and Marie, the musician was a 1970s teen idol with family hits such as Crazy Horses

Alan Osmond, eldest of the Osmonds family band, dies at 76 - Another Osmond brother has departed this life. I was a fan back in the day. Quite a talented group. RIP.

He's using the same arguments to vote for a ban on greyhound racing that he could have and should have used against the stadium. He accepts Eslake's advice on one and not the other??? He is basically the Liberals man in the Huon, same as his late Dad. Why there's no Lib candidate. #politas

It shouldn't be either or. Both vulnerable groups should be getting the support they need. Finding the funding from somewhere else shouldn't be that hard.

Mr Harriss doesn't need to be reelected for the bill to ban greyhound racing to succeed. Voting for Paul Gibson or Clare Glade-Wright will likely achieve the same outcome. #politas

Greyhound racing ban kept alive as independent indicates support Upper house independent Dean Harriss, who is up for re-election next month, says he will support the Tasmanian government's ban on greyhound racing, but only if the industry compensation package is in...

So Harriss is happy to take on board Saul Eslake's economic report into greyhound racing but not on the Macquarie Point stadium. I am glad to see greyhound racing disappear, but remember Harriss helped get the stadium across the line. Vote him last in the Huon elections. #politas

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Government to pay for showers for at-home aged care recipients The decision to scrap the plan to charge older Australians $50/hour for showers was made after months of sustained criticism, including warnings that people were forgoing other care to afford the serv...

So the government will take funds from one vulnerable cohort, those on the NDIS, to give to another vulnerable cohort, the elderly. We could tax gas exports, of course. Then there'd be money for both. #auspol

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It is interesting. Some have obviously realised that Pauline Hanson is "all mouth and no trousers." #auspol

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Government advisory group urges delay of NDIS 'robo' changes The federal government has been urged by its own NDIS advisory group to delay the rollout of a controversial new way of determining support plans for participants.

We have seen what a mess this "robo-planning" has been in aged care. So good-o, we'll use it in NDIS assessments as well. Anything to put care back on families and off the public purse. All the whingers about the NDIS don't believe it could be them one day. A car accident, a fall, a stroke. #auspol

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Valuables stolen from boots of shipped cars, victims say police won't investigate Elihu and Amanda De Valle say thousands of dollars worth of their belongings were stolen from the boot of their car when it was shipped from Melbourne to Perth, but police aren't able to investigate.

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Why Australian tea tree oil could be banned in Europe The EU is considering banning Australian tea tree oil after a study raised concerns about potential reproductive risks, a move industry leaders warn could devastate exports and trigger global impacts.

This could be a huge setback for Australia's tea tree oil industry.

Bearing witness to the parts of the whole Randa Abdel-Fattah reflects on the fragmentation she has felt since October 7, caught between daily life and the normalization of live-streamed annihilation of Arab and Muslim lives.

Bearing witness to the parts of the whole - Very powerful piece of writing by Abdel-Fattah.

‘I feel like I’m losing her’: the families torn apart by older relatives going far right It starts with a ‘back in my day’ nostalgic meme – then suddenly your elders are sharing AI-generated ‘boomerslop’ and repeating conspiracy theories …

One of these days I might read an article that has something nice to say about boomers, but I won't hold my breath. Had to laugh at the sentence about left-wing boomers and guilt about "comfortable post-war lifestyles." The war ended 80yrs ago but apparently life's been a "piece of cake" since then.

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Finnian Garbutt: Hope Street actor dies aged 28 The actor, known for his role in BBC police drama Hope Street, has died "peacefully at home".

This is really sad. Only 28 years old. Melanoma on his scalp the cause. Just terrible. 😔

"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?"

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