Shorten's problem child runs wild

The NDIS needs more than rebooting. It must be re-engineered from the bottom up.

It’s 14 years since Bill Shorten first uttered the fateful words “National Disability Insurance Scheme” from the podium of the National Press Club.

“This is a big idea,” he told the April Fool’s Day lunch in 2009. “It’s as big as the original idea for Medibank. But I believe it is a good idea that demands serious debate and investigation.”