‘THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN’ | NDIS, Tax & Regional Childcare Crisis
6/10/20261 hr 2 min
SKIP AHEAD:
NDIS Cuts & Drew Pavlou: 5:05
Derek Francis: 17:46
Regional Childcare Crisis: 41:56
This week on Karl Weekly.
Parents across Australia say they’re being blindsided by NDIS funding cuts, with some families reporting support packages slashed by up to 80 per cent. After hundreds of messages flooded in, Karl examines the growing backlash and speaks with Drew Pavlou about the growing anger surrounding the scheme.
Then former NSW Parliamentary Budget Office chief economist Derek Francis takes aim at Labor’s proposed capital gains tax changes. He argues the Treasury’s modelling is wrong and warns young Australians will be hit hardest.
Plus childcare advocate Sarah Secker joins Karl to expose the reality facing regional families, with some parents forced to drive more than 100 kilometres just to access daycare.
And Karl reacts to a bizarre moment between Anthony Albanese and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, a controversial visa ruling involving a convicted rapist, and the latest developments in the Senate inquiry into NDIS reforms.
NDIS fury. Tax backlash. Childcare failures. This is Karl Weekly.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Soundbite0:00
[suspenseful music] What did you steal?
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:01
Secrets. Disclosure Day is Steven Spielberg's best film in 20 years.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:08
Are they people?
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:09
No.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:10
Are they human?
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:11
Oh my God. Spielberg does this better than anybody in history. I can see them. They're coming. Disclosure Day, rated PG-13. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. In theaters Friday. Get tickets now.
Karl Stefanovic· Host0:29
[upbeat music] Good day, everyone. Welcome to the show. Another big week. Uh, anyone paid $27 to the Labor Party to help out with their fight against One Nation? Anyone? Anyone? [laughs] Plenty packed into this week's show. The government's $170 million cash splash on high-profile lawyers to fight Aussie families challenging their heavily reduced support.
Drew Pavlou· Guest0:56
People on the NDIS right now, they, they don't generally know right now whether they're going to be, you know, part of this, a, a supposed cohort of 160,000 people who will be removed from the scheme over the c- coming years. That's the brutality. I mean, we've encountered some really terrible stuff recently.
Karl Stefanovic· Host1:11
Accountants sound the alarm over the government's CGT grab. A former New South Wales government economist is here, and he doesn't hold back. He says it's an absolute cock-up.
Derek Francis· Guest1:24
I've found they've made a material miscalculation, and they're gonna collect