New plan to divert children with autism away from NDIS | 7.30

Health Minister Mark Butler announced a major change to the NDIS today in an effort to rein in spending on the disability support program that cost $42 billion last year and is forecast to keep growing. Children with autism or developmental delays make up 44 per cent of the scheme. Beginning in mid 2027, many of those children will now be diverted to a new program called Thriving Kids. 7.30's Sarah Ferguson interviews the Health Minister. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel:    / newsonabc   Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia