NDIS cuts could leave some participants with a funding gap. How will the changes affect you?

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Proposals also grant the health minister power to change disability support rules without state or territory approval. Here’s what you need to know

Funding for some services within the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be slashed – even in cases where participants could be left with a funding gap – as part of a sweeping proposal to drastically curb the scheme’s annual growth.

The proposed changes, revealed on Thursday, will also grant the health minister, Mark Butler, god-like powers to reduce overall funding for support categories, determine pricing guides and caps for services and support, and the ability to change NDIS rules without state and territory approval for the first 12 months.

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Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran, U.S. Officials Say – The New York Times

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  1. Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Carried Out Secret Attacks in Iran, U.S. Officials Say  The New York Times
  2. How Secret U.A.E. and Saudi Strikes on Iran Shattered an Uneasy Coexistence  WSJ
  3. Exclusive: Saudi warplanes struck militias in Iraq during war, sources say  Reuters
  4. Saudi Arabia and the UAE Bombed Iran for Totally Different Reasons  Zeteo
  5. Why did Saudi Arabia and the UAE allegedly carry out secret bombing raids on Iran?  France 24
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How stray Ukrainian drones pushed Latvia’s prime minister to resign – France 24

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  1. How stray Ukrainian drones pushed Latvia's prime minister to resign  France 24
  2. Latvian PM Evika Silina resigns over response to drone incursions  BBC
  3. Latvian government collapses over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones  Financial Times
  4. Latvian government loses majority in parliament over handling of Ukraine drone incidents  Reuters
  5. Latvia in turmoil: PM resigns over drone incursion — what now?  Euronews.com
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Israel to sue New York Times over article on rape of Palestinian detainees, Netanyahu says – Reuters

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  1. Israel to sue New York Times over article on rape of Palestinian detainees, Netanyahu says  Reuters
  2. Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians  The New York Times
  3. Israel says it will sue New York Times over article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners  The Guardian
  4. Israel’s Netanyahu says suing New York Times over Palestinian rape article  Al Jazeera
  5. Kristof’s Unbelievable Tale  WSJ
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A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate – NPR

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  1. A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate  NPR
  2. Video Shows Philippine Senator Outrunning Agents and Avoiding I.C.C. Warrant  The New York Times
  3. Arrest Warrant for Philippine Senator Sparks Dramatic Cat-and-Mouse Game  WSJ
  4. Bato dela Rosa: What we know about Senate shooting in Philippines  BBC
  5. Philippine politician wanted by ICC makes 'escape' after Senate chaos  Reuters
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Blackouts And Protests As Cuba Says Fuel Has ‘Run Out’ – Barron’s

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  1. Blackouts And Protests As Cuba Says Fuel Has 'Run Out'  Barron's
  2. Cuba says oil and diesel supplies have run dry under U.S. sanctions  CNBC
  3. Cuba’s energy crisis to worsen as donated Russian oil runs out, minister warns  CNN
  4. Cuba out of fuel oil, diesel under US sanctions, minister says  The Hill
  5. ‘Absolutely no fuel’: Cuba hit by blackouts, protests amid power outages  Al Jazeera
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Paediatrician in Germany charged with 130 counts of sexual abuse

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Doctor in Brandenburg state allegedly committed the crimes, including child rape, between 2013 and 2025

German prosecutors have charged a paediatrician with 130 counts of sexual abuse, including the rape of children, most of them in his care, in a case that has caused shock and prompted clinics to step up safeguards.

The 46-year-old doctor, whose name has not been released, has been in custody since November after a mother suspected her child had been assaulted and notified authorities. The doctor worked in clinics in Brandenburg state, surrounding Berlin.

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Latvian prime minister resigns amid row over drone incursions

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Evika Siliņa stands down after coalition collapses following sacking of defence minister

Latvia’s centre-right prime minister has resigned over her government’s handling of Ukrainian drones that strayed into Latvian territory from Russia, bringing down her coalition government months before elections due in October.

Evika Siliņa announced her resignation on Thursday, a day after the Progressives party, her left-leaning coalition partner, withdrew its support over her decision to fire the defence minister, Andris Sprūds, a Progressives member.

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Iran says ships entering strait of Hormuz must cooperate after vessel seized

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Docked ship reportedly seized outside UAE port by “unauthorised personnel”

The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has said ships entering the strait of Hormuz must cooperate with the Iranian navy as reports emerged of a ship being seized outside a United Arab Emirate port and taken towards Iranian waters.

The UK Maritime Trading Organisation said the docked ship was seized by “unauthorised personnel” while it was anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah near the southern entry to the strait of Hormuz.

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Another Cruise Is Hit With A Sickness Outbreak—But It’s Not Hantavirus – Forbes

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  1. Another Cruise Is Hit With A Sickness Outbreak—But It’s Not Hantavirus  Forbes
  2. Passengers allowed to leave norovirus-hit cruise ship  BBC
  3. Slovakia closes border crossing with Ukraine amid warnings of further Russian strikes – as it happened  The Guardian
  4. Cruise stopped from disembarking in France over likely stomach flu  USA Today
  5. France Clears Cruise Ship to Sail After Norovirus Outbreak Sickens Dozens  The New York Times
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A bombshell leak threatens Flávio Bolsonaro’s election bid – The Economist

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  1. A bombshell leak threatens Flávio Bolsonaro’s election bid  The Economist
  2. Brazilian banking scandal threatens to upend presidential election  Financial Times
  3. Tape shows Bolsonaro son asking jailed banker for $26.8m to fund film on father  The Guardian
  4. How a Jim Caviezel film got mixed up in a Brazilian political scandal  Reuters
  5. Brazil presidential hopeful Flávio Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing after asking banker for millions  The Washington Post
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Zelenskyy’s ex-top aide arrested as Ukraine graft probe widens – NBC News

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  1. Zelenskyy’s ex-top aide arrested as Ukraine graft probe widens  NBC News
  2. Key Zelenskyy aides under corruption cloud: What are they accused of?  Al Jazeera
  3. Kyiv Court Orders Former Zelenskyy Adviser Yermak Jailed On $3 Million Bail  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
  4. The unraveling of Andriy Yermak  The Kyiv Independent
  5. Zelensky's ex-chief of staff in court as Ukraine corruption probe escalates  BBC
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Philippine politician wanted by ICC flees senate after days holed up in building

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Ronald dela Rosa, wanted over involvement in Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’, reportedly left heavily guarded building before dawn

A Philippine lawmaker wanted by the international criminal court for his alleged role enforcing Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-drugs crackdown has secretly fled the senate after spending days holed up in the building to avoid arrest.

The senate president, Alan Peter Cayetano, confirmed to the media that senator Ronald dela Rosa was “no longer in the building” after reports that he had slipped out of the heavily guarded building before dawn.

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