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Cuts are coming to the NDIS, with the federal government flagging 160,000 people are expected to be moved off the scheme by 2030 in a push to reign in spending growth. Health Minister Mark Butler says the reforms are necessary to rein in spending growth, with the scheme on track to cost $70 billion per year by the end of the decade. The disability community has expressed alarm and anxiety amid ongoing uncertainty about how the reforms will work and which participants will be affected. Jeramy Hope is the President of People with Disability Australia, and an NDIS participant himself. He is speaking here with Tee Mitchell.

How should Australia be preparing students for new technologies? It’s an issue governments and educators are grappling with across the world. American expert in the field, Professor Jessica Rosenberg from George Mason University, has been developing a school curriculum to encourage more young people to engage on quantum technologies. She’s also keen to see more girls and women in the field. During her visit to Australia she sat down with Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson to discuss the quantum task ahead.

Soaring costs are hurting Australia’s 2.7 million small businesses – especially in hospitality. So, what can the federal government’s May budget offer?

Australia’s largest survey of migrant working conditions has uncovered stark details of widespread, systematic underpayment. The study, published by the Migrant Justice Initiative, reveals two-thirds of migrant workers are paid less than they are owed under the Fair Work Act, and international students alone are being underpaid $3.18 billion in wages every year. Report authors say the survey also offers important new insights on how employers are concealing

A group of Australian women and children with links to the self-proclaimed IS group have returned to Australia after spending years in a Syrian detention camp. Three of the women have been arrested upon their arrival. Now, authorities say they are focused on the ensuring the wellbeing and reintegration of children among the group.