Division
Sue Lines I will now deal with the amendments circulated by the Australian Greens. The question is that the amendments on sheets 3974, 3975, 3976, 3977, 3978, 3979, 3980 and 3981 be agreed to. _Greens' circulated amendments—_ SHEET 3974 Omit all words after "That", substitute "the Senate rejects the bill and: (a) notes that: (i) culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people face significant barriers to accessing and navigating the NDIS, (ii) CALD people are already significantly underrepresented in the NDIS, comprising less than 10% of participants nationally, (iii) evidence provided by the National Ethnic Disability Alliance to the bill inquiry warned that the Government's changes risk exacerbating inequality for CALD NDIS participants, and (iv) culturally safe Foundational Supports are not currently available outside the NDIS, and despite this, the Government intends to remove 241,000 participants from the NDIS by 2031 before appropriate alternative supports are established; and (b) calls on the Government to withdraw the bill". \_\_\_\_\_ SHEET 3975 Omit all words after "That", substitute "the Senate rejects the bill and: (a) notes that: (i) the 2026-27 Federal Budget cuts $37.8 billion from the NDIS over 4 years, while only raising $3.6 billion in taxes from wealthy property investors in the same time period, (ii) the Government continues to spend billions of dollars each year on tax concessions that overwhelmingly benefit wealthy property investors, and (iii) budgets are about choices, and the Government should be prioritising NDIS supports for disabled people over providing concessions to wealthy property investors; and (b) calls on the Government to withdraw the bill". \_\_\_\_\_ SHEET 3976 Omit all words after "That", substitute "the Senate rejects the bill and: (a) notes that: (i) this Labor Government has rolled out the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), which uses an algorithm to assess eligibility and determine funding levels for aged care supports,
Senate, 2026-08-18. negative: ayes 11, noes 32.
Question
Sue Lines I will now deal with the amendments circulated by the Australian Greens. The question is that the amendments on sheets 3974, 3975, 3976, 3977, 3978, 3979, 3980 and 3981 be agreed to. _Greens' circulated amendments—_ SHEET 3974 Omit all words after "That", substitute "the Senate rejects the bill and: (a) notes that: (i) culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) people face significant barriers to accessing and navigating the NDIS, (ii) CALD people are already significantly underrepresented in the NDIS, comprising less than 10% of participants nationally, (iii) evidence provided by the National Ethnic Disability Alliance to the bill inquiry warned that the Government's changes risk exacerbating inequality for CALD NDIS participants, and (iv) culturally safe Foundational Supports are not currently available outside the NDIS, and despite this, the Government intends to remove 241,000 participants from the NDIS by 2031 before appropriate alternative supports are established; and (b) calls on the Government to withdraw the bill". \_\_\_\_\_ SHEET 3975 Omit all words after "That", substitute "the Senate rejects the bill and: (a) notes that: (i) the 2026-27 Federal Budget cuts $37.8 billion from the NDIS over 4 years, while only raising $3.6 billion in taxes from wealthy property investors in the same time period, (ii) the Government continues to spend billions of dollars each year on tax concessions that overwhelmingly benefit wealthy property investors, and (iii) budgets are about choices, and the Government should be prioritising NDIS supports for disabled people over providing concessions to wealthy property investors; and (b) calls on the Government to withdraw the bill". \_\_\_\_\_ SHEET 3976 Omit all words after "That", substitute "the Senate rejects the bill and: (a) notes that: (i) this Labor Government has rolled out the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), which uses an algorithm to assess eligibility and determine funding levels for aged care supports,
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