Bill Shorten, the outgoing National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) minister, should have addressed the disabled community’s concerns about a debt collection function buried in the NDIS Amendment Bill when he was interviewed by the ABC’s Insiders on August 25.

Instead, Shorten labelled concerned participants and advocates as “a vocal minority” who were “fear-mongering” and “spreading misinformation” about whether people with NDIS-raised debts have the right of appeal.

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When asked by David Speers if people had a right to appeal debts, Shorten replied,........

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