澳大利亚政府推行的Thriving Kids计划面临障碍，昆士兰州成为唯一拒绝签署该改革方案的州。1该计划旨在将国家残疾保险计划（NDIS）支出转向各州，各州已同意在五年内共投资40亿澳元以支持该倡议。1昆士兰州以对残疾人福利保护承诺不足为由拒绝签署，签署截止日期为10月1日。1
卫生部长马克·巴特勒对此感到沮丧，表示"我很沮丧他们还没有签署，因为所有其他州和地区都已签署"，并指出这违反了总理在国家内阁会议上做出的承诺。1与此同时，NDIS部长珍妮·麦卡利斯特表示政府自2022年以来通过打击NDIS欺诈已节省21亿澳元。1此前，一个西悉尼犯罪团伙在2017年至2021年间欺诈NDIS超过1000万澳元，其六名成员中最后一人于本月早些时候入狱。1
Australia's government has encountered resistance to its Thriving Kids plan, which aims to shift National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) expenditure to the states, with Queensland standing alone in refusing to endorse the initiative 1. All other states and territories have agreed to invest a combined 4 billion Australian dollars over five years to support the scheme, but Queensland has declined to sign by the October 1 deadline, citing insufficient guarantees to protect NDIS participants' welfare 1.
Health Minister Mark Butler expressed frustration over the decision, stating that Queensland's refusal contradicts commitments made by the Prime Minister at a National Cabinet meeting 1. The government has emphasized its efforts to strengthen NDIS sustainability, including what NDIS Minister Jenny McCallister described as 21 billion Australian dollars in savings achieved since 2022 through combating fraud within the scheme 1.
The fraud prevention measures have proven consequential; a Western Sydney criminal gang that defrauded the NDIS of over 10 million Australian dollars between 2017 and 2021 saw its final member imprisoned earlier this month, with six members of the group having faced conviction 1.
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