Mark Butler

Mark Butler warns the Coalition against using NDIS bill as a political pawn, as the opposition and Greens consider teaming up to delay the legislation. The health minister remains confident in the government's plan despite criticisms over the accelerated timeline for passing NDIS, negative gearing, and capital gains changes.

Six passengers from the hantavirus-affected cruise ship MV Hondius arrived in Australia on Friday for a mandatory three-week quarantine at Bullsbrook facility near Perth. All passengers tested negative for the virus before departure from the Netherlands, with Australia implementing strict quarantine measures. Three deaths have been reported among the 11 cases in the outbreak aboard the ship.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme will undergo changes, including funding cuts for some services, which may leave participants with a funding gap. The health minister will be granted powers to change disability support rules without state or territory approval. These changes aim to curb the scheme's annual growth.

Four Australian citizens and two others will fly from the Netherlands to Western Australia after being on a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak. They will wear full PPE and arrive in Perth on Friday. The health minister, Mark Butler, announced that six passengers tested negative for hantavirus.

The Australian government plans to save $36.2bn by reducing access to the national disability insurance scheme over the next four years. The changes aim to return the scheme to its original purpose of supporting people with significant and permanent disability. Nearly 700 staff positions will be cut at the NDIA.

Australian hantavirus cruise passengers will undergo quarantine at the Bullsbrook national resilience centre near Perth. The flight crew that brings them back to the country will also be isolated for weeks. Six people from the MC Hondius cruise ship are affected.

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler defended government cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) amid $53 billion in new defense spending, acknowledging public unease but asserting the scheme remains among the world's best. The proposed changes, expected to remove 160,000 participants by 2030, face opposition from the Greens and parts of the disability sector, while the Coalition appears supportive.

The Albanese government plans to remove at least 160,000 people from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) by 2030 to reduce costs and curb annual plan inflation. Federal health minister Mark Butler announced a 2% annual growth cap for the $50bn scheme until 2030.

The Australian government plans to tighten eligibility rules for children under 18 in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and implement mandatory character checks for service providers to curb spending. Health Minister Mark Butler faces backlash from states, particularly Queensland, which accuses federal Labor of abandoning families reliant on long-term care.

Australian states are anxious over Labor's plan to cut NDIS spending in the upcoming budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers stating these cuts will be 'easily the most important' part of savings. Health Minister Mark Butler is being asked to clarify the savings before a major speech.