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NDIS overhaul to cut off at least 160000 Australians

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Around 160,000 Australians are expected to be made ineligible for access to Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme by the end of the decade in a major cost-cutting crackdown to prevent spiralling growth ahead of the Federal Budget. It’s the biggest overhaul to the scheme since it was launched in 2013. Health Minister Mark Butler has declared all participants will be reassessed with tighter eligibility rules, leaving many with disability uncertain about their futures.

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Inside the 'military operation' of one of Australia's rarest parenting experiences

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'A stable life': The matchmaker setting up North Korean women with South Korean men

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The cost of war: How the Middle East conflict could worsen food insecurity in Australia

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As the threat of war heightens distress, help may be just a phone call away

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Triplets are rare, with fewer than 60 sets of triplets born in Australia each year. Insight explores what life’s like for those individuals and those around them, asking how easy is it to be oneself and what happens to the broader family when triplets grow up in the mix?

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Struggling to adapt to life in the South, many North Korean defectors turn to matchmaking services seeking security through marriage. But these agencies have faced criticism for promoting patriarchy.

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