Labor’s NDIS overhaul faces delay as Coalition and Greens consider teaming up to slow bill’s passage

The Greens want Labor to halt its plans to rush NDIS cuts through the Senate later this month, urging a longer inquiry process as the government seeks the minor party’s support for its contentious tax and housing changes . It opens the possibility of the Greens and Coalition teaming up in parliament to support extending separate Senate inquiries into both the changes to the national disability insurance scheme and tax proposals, thereby delaying Labor’s hopes of passing those bills before the end of June. While the Greens are inclined toward supporting the changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax and family trusts, and voted for the legislation in the lower house on Thursday, senior party sources say they do not believe the government has made the case rushing those changes through parliament. The shadow treasurer, Tim Wilson, said the Coalition would seek “maximum leverage” to scrutinise the tax changes, not ruling out seeking the Greens’ support to have a longer inquiry. The Greens’ treasury spokesperson, Nick McKim, said his party opposed the NDIS changes and were hoping to further probe those cuts. “The Liberals have effectively said that they’d be open to a longer inquiry on the NDIS, that’s if they get a longer inquiry into the tax package,” he told the ABC. …