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Butler warns Coalition against using NDIS cuts as ‘pawn in bigger game’ and says bill delays could cost billions

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Butler warns Coalition against using NDIS cuts as ‘pawn in bigger game’ and says bill delays could cost billions

Opposition and Greens could team up to extend inquiry into changes but health minister ‘utterly convinced’ federal government’s plan is right

Mark Butler has doubled down on his plans to pass contentious NDIS changes as early as this month, warning the opposition against using the bill as a “pawn in a bigger game of chess” as they consider a potential deal with the Greens.

The Coalition and the Greens have criticised Labor’s truncated timeline to pass NDIS, negative gearing and capital gains changes, and have signalled they could team up against the government in the Senate to extend inquiries into the bills.

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Originally reported by The Guardian. Read the full story at the original source.