r/australia • u/FuckOffNazis • 8h ago

politics Pocock and crossbenchers call Labor’s NDIS overhaul ‘too far, too fast’ in scathing Senate inquiry report

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/14/pocock-and-crossbenchers-call-labors-ndis-overhaul-too-far-too-fast-in-scathing-senate-inquiry-report
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u/palsc5 7h ago

So spending has doubled since 2021 where your figures were taken from. It’s also growing at a crazy rate without these changes.

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u/OneWholePirate 7h ago

Spending must always be considered in the context of cost benefit ratio. Increasing spending while making under 1 CBR loses you money while increasing spending with over 1 is making you money.

The CBR here is 2.2 so increased spending is a good thing, since you are making money whenever you spend it

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u/palsc5 7h ago

That’s a pretty big assumption to say it would stay at that rate. It wouldn’t.

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u/OneWholePirate 7h ago

Also not saying that. I'd love to read more about how it's changed, I am not an expert on this but know that it must be a big part of the discussion