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Greens call for longer inquiry into NDIS changes

Greens senator David Shoebridge says the Greens would like a longer inquiry than the one currently before the parliament into the NDIS cuts in the federal budget.

Tens of billions [of dollars are] being taken away from families, from people who desperately rely [on] and we are absolutely committed to getting a longer inquiry.

The Coalition and Labor and One Nation joined together to do this short inquiry.

Everybody who already owns property, whether they have five, 10, or 100 investment properties, they keep all of their tax benefits, and young people, renters, people with nothing, they get absolutely nothing out of this budget.

I see a role for us working with our neighbours and working and prevent global conflicts shutting regions.

Why are we inviting ourselves to a US war with China by buying platforms and making our defence force an interoperable part of the US?