A day after Bill Shorten demanded the states 'step up' over funding for the NDIS, Annastacia Palaszczuk has hit back with her own advice for the federal government.
Ms Palaszczuk on Wednesday told the federal government to"go back to the drawing board" over the scheme and emphasised it has the word national and not state.
"We already look after some of the most complex cases of people with disabilities," Ms Palaszczuk told Queensland Parliament, the Courier-Mail reported. She added her message to Mr Shorten was"that we have concerns" because of"the manner in which this proposal has been put to the states" without consultation.
During an address to the National Press Club on Tuesday, Mr Shorten said it was important to get the NDIS"back on track", and later pointed to making improvements to how the scheme is funded. Bill Shorten during an address to the National Press Club on Tuesday told the states to"step up" over funding for the NDIS. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman
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