Sasha Barbagat

Both of them saying in response to the Iran stuff that they're not sure that they still do support him.

So interesting to see yet another...

high-profile person who has publicly backed Trump in the past coming out to say that maybe they don't anymore.

Last year, the National Disability Insurance Scheme's costs grew by more than 10% and is on track to costing more than $63 billion in the next three years alone.

And that growth just continues to accelerate into the 2030s up to almost $100 billion.

Now, as part of these reforms, the government is hoping to stifle that growth.

and they want to keep it to between 5% and 6% annually.

So a move to tighten eligibility rules for children under 18 and move them towards the Thriving Kids program, which is designed to support children with autism and developmental delays, is hoped to curb the growing costs of the scheme.

Undoubtedly, there's big changes that need to be made with the scheme, Helen.

But

There is, of course, criticism as well, and that is coming from disabled Australians who have expressed their fear at having their services cut.

So many rely on the NDIS for support, for critical support in living day to day.

There are calls for the government to focus on making the scheme more efficient by reducing bureaucracy rather than cutting eligibility to save money.

They say that

they're a better way we can make savings on this scheme.

Now, the government says, you know, they understand that there is that fear, but they have to reduce spending on the scheme or risk it collapsing.

He reportedly went on trial ahead of China's introduction of the ethnic unity law.

Now, Human Rights Watch says his arrest could be part of a broader political repression targeting Chinese international students who arrived in Australia and other Western countries after the 2022 white paper protests.

So these protests saw hundreds of young people in several cities in China rallying against harsh COVID lockdown measures holding up white paper.

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