澳大利亚政府推进的国家残障保险计划(NDIS)改革法案引发了多个机构的强烈反对。[1]卫生部长马克·巴特勒提出的改革措施预计将节省350亿澳元短期支出，并将计划参与者数量从当前的77.5万人降至60万人。[1]其中约24.1万人将被移出该计划，其中15.5万人年龄在18岁以下，60%为自闭症患者。[1]
澳大利亚人权委员会及其7名专员联合呼吁政府放缓改革进程，采取"更审慎的方法"。[1]五个主要残障组织、国家法律援助服务及其他法律团体共同表示"该法案不应以当前形式通过"。[1]此外，100名学者和社区组织签署公开信反对赋予卫生部长新权力以对参与者社区支持预算进行大幅削减。[1]
Australia's government is advancing reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) designed to save A$35 billion, but the proposal has triggered widespread opposition from disability rights organizations, legal aid services, and human rights authorities who warn it will cause severe harm to thousands of people with disabilities [1].
Health Minister Mark Butler's reform package includes reductions to individual budgets and changes to eligibility criteria, projecting a reduction in scheme participants from 775,000 to 600,000 people [1]. Approximately 241,000 people are expected to be removed from the program by mid-2031, including 155,000 who are under 18 years old, with 60 percent of those removed being autistic [1]. The NDIS currently operates on a A$50 billion budget, far exceeding initial projections of 410,000 participants [1].
Five major disability organizations and national legal aid bodies have declared that "the bill should not pass" in its current form [1]. The Australian Human Rights Commission, through seven commissioners and its president, has jointly called on the government to slow the process and adopt a "more cautious approach" [1]. Additionally, 100 scholars and community organizations have signed an open letter opposing new powers that would allow the Health Minister to impose significant cuts to participants' community support budgets [1].