# Controversial NDIS bill faces ‘substantial’ amendments after Labor-Coalition deal

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-18 09:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/18/controversial-ndis-bill-undergoes-substantial-amendments-as-labor-and-coalition-strike-deal

> Australia’s controversial NDIS bill will be substantially amended after Labor and the Coalition reached a deal to secure its passage. The government will introduce 63 amendments, including a pathway for people with high support needs to seek more funding, but David Pocock and disability advocates say a broad power to cut funding remains an indiscriminate threat to hundreds of thousands of participants.