Explosive claims: NDIS Frauds Are Trafficking People With Disabilities
4/29/20261 hr 41 min
Tonight on Karl Weekly:
Bombshell allegations inside the NDIS.
Bill Shorten joins alongside Drew Pavlou to respond to growing claims of fraud and exploitation within the system — including allegations vulnerable Australians are being targeted to access payments.
Who’s really to blame?
Participants — or the “shonks” exploiting the scheme?
Then — decorated Australian soldier Heston Russell speaks out.
From leading commandos in Afghanistan to fighting battles back home, Russell opens up on the treatment of veterans — and why he believes the country is failing those who served.
Plus: Queensland crime outrage and “restorative justice” debate
ISIS brides returning to Australia
Global headlines and breaking stories
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JUMP to chapters0:00 – Show preview: crime, ISIS brides, NDISWhat’s coming up this episode0:21 – Home invasion + crime backlashQueensland incident and rising violence debate1:52 – ISIS brides returning to AustraliaCitizenship, security and government response3:12 – Heston Russell: war and media falloutService, loss and controversy4:26 – NDIS bombshell: trafficking claimsAllegations of fraud and exploitation5:45 – Bill Shorten & Drew Pavlou joinInside the NDIS debate8:27 – Fraud, trafficking and system failuresScale of the problem and shocking claims13:28 – Where the money is goingCost blowouts, providers and system design20:10 – Is the system broken?Market model vs government control30:05 – Why it’s so hard to fixEnforcement, politics and reform challenges39:30 – What happens nextFixing fraud without hurting Australians45:37 – Heston Russell interviewWar, trauma and accountability
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsKarl Stefanovic· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome, everyone, again. It's so good to see you. Well, plenty packed into the show this week, including details on the ISIS brides returning to Australia, and the third attempt on Donald Trump's life, and all the conspiracy theories. But I wanna start in Queensland, though, where we've got an exclusive on an attempted home invasion. Another one. So one of our viewers, and thank you, keep sending stuff in, has sent us in this video showing two young guys trying to find their way into a house with that huge fishing knife. It's incredibly lucky for the family they didn't get inside. A recent report at the same time reveals violent crimes are on the rise again in the state, but you won't believe this. The homeowners have been invited to meet with the perpetrator in what the state government says is restorative justice. Get them together for a coffee, a kumbaya, and a milk arrowroot. Are they serious? You have to still throw the book at these people, even if they're kids. What happened to adult time, adult crime? So this is the message the homeowner sent to us. "Carlos, it's crazy, mate. It was the 16th of March, then the 21st of March, the 5th of April. Luckily no one got in the house, just the cars. But look at those knives. Now we're out of pocket 10 grand getting a new security fence and gate put on, and they