Government to target ‘criminal syndicates’ and ‘shoddy therapies’ in NDIS fraud crackdown

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Bill Shorten wants to stop practices that treat people like ‘cash cows’ as he reveals taskforce had 1,700 tipoffs in a month

The Albanese government will target “unethical practices” and “shoddy therapies” as it broadens its crackdown on fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Bill Shorten has revealed.

The government services and NDIS minister will on Tuesday call for an end to practices that treat disabled participants like “cash cows”, such as pressuring them to pay for services they don’t need or that are not in their plan.

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