<description>&lt;p&gt;As our journalist James Massola put it, his niece Mattea is like most three-year-olds: boisterous and bursting with energy.&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;Mattea is also not like most three-year-olds: from the moment she was born, her parents have had to grapple with a complex set of problems that make life very different.&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;I&amp;rsquo;m Samantha Selinger-Morris, and you&amp;rsquo;re listening to The Morning Edition, from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.&lt;br aria-hidden="true"&gt;Today, chief political commentator James Massola on Australia&amp;rsquo;s National Disability Insurance Scheme and what next month&amp;rsquo;s expected cuts to the scheme really mean.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://subscribe.smh.com.au/" rel="payment"&gt;Subscribe to The Age &amp; SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Morning Edition

The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

My niece needs the NDIS. Yes, it must be cut – but with a scalpel, not a chainsaw

APR 14, 202619 MIN
The Morning Edition

My niece needs the NDIS. Yes, it must be cut – but with a scalpel, not a chainsaw

APR 14, 202619 MIN

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As our journalist James Massola put it, his niece Mattea is like most three-year-olds: boisterous and bursting with energy.Mattea is also not like most three-year-olds: from the moment she was born, her parents have had to grapple with a complex set of problems that make life very different.I’m Samantha Selinger-Morris, and you’re listening to The Morning Edition, from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.Today, chief political commentator James Massola on Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme and what next month’s expected cuts to the scheme really mean.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.