A major report into plans to curb the cost of the $56 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme has been delayed in order for the government to consider thousands of submissions from groups concerned about the changes.
Just hours before a parliamentary inquiry into the reforms was scheduled to hand down its findings, the committee announced it was delaying its final report until Friday, a move described as callous and cowardly by the federal opposition.
The inquiry was told of warnings from disability advocates that the overhaul would lead to people dying and make life harder for support providers.
The government pushed the report back by three days to allow more time to deal with the thousands of submissions made by advocacy groups, disability providers and experts.
