Exclusive: Forfeited to state care
Oct 15, 2019 • 14m32s
A dispute over funding and the NDIS has forced 500 families to forfeit their children into state care.
Exclusive: Forfeited to state care
100 • Oct 15, 2019
Exclusive: Forfeited to state care
The NDIS was meant to provide better care to people living with disabilities. But a stalemate over funding responsibilities has forced 500 families to forfeit their children into state care. Rick Morton on the unintended consequences of a flawed system.
Guest: Senior Reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.
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Exclusive: 500 children forfeited to state in NDIS standoff in The Saturday Paper
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