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Joshua and Nicole's case highlights a problem in the NDIS system where recipients of services end up taking on legal liability in the case of a dispute over payment. Jo
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You understand this is a sensitive topic but as a provider of disability supports, you know further punishing people in prison will disproportionately disadvantage people you work with.
