Some Australians are using their NDIS plans to fund sexual and physic services which makes people “scratch their heads” on whether it’s “good use” of taxpayers’ money, says Shadow NDIS Minister Michael Sukkar.
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His comments come after this week’s financial report revealed the NDIS is set to blow a $5.7 billion hole in the federal budget. “In the end for every dollar that’s used for … sexual services or for a psychic, is a dollar that’s not going where it needs to and that’s helping Australians with a disability,” Mr Sukkar told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
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