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Tess Ikonomou

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Disability advocates protest ndis cuts - The Untold Story

Health advocates have called for a Medicare-style levy to be introduced to secure funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Disability Support Service founder Michael Metcalfe said the scheme's hundreds of thousands of participants need consistent funding.

"Rather than risk further future cost pressures on the NDIS amidst economic peaks and valleys, revisiting a Medicare-style levy would offer greater certainty for all Australians," he said.

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