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Disability advocates are warning changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme could potentially see tens of thousands of people with autism lose support.

It comes as the Federal Government has announced 160-thousand people are expected to be taken off the NDIS by the end of the decade.

Earlier this week, the federal Health Minister Mark Butler said a new tool would be introduced from 2028 that would determine NDIS access based on a person's functional capacity, instead of their diagnosis.

• GUEST: Nicole Rogerson, CEO and Director of Autism Awareness Australia

The UN says it's hopeful it could get fertiliser out of the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if it secures cooperation from Iran and the United States.

About one third of global fertiliser trade passes through the Strait - but with shipping at standstill, the UN is warning that 45 million people could be forced into food insecurity.

• GUEST: Jorge Moreira da Silva, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
• PRODUCER: Pip Cook

The federal government has announced sweeping changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, in a bid to bring spending back down to sustainable levels, and clamp down on fraud.

On the program we bring you the reactions of participants and their families, as well as advocates and providers.

You'll also hear from one of the original architects of the NDIS, and Health Minister Mark Butler.

Meanwhile in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has attacked three vessels, seizing two, as tensions rise in the vital waterway.

It comes as US President Donald Trump claims a ceasefire with Iran has been extended - but without a new date.

We'll unpack the state of the Strait.

 Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.

Picture the Australian environment and you might conjure up images of beaches or the bush.

But our cities are home to a wealth of native flora and fauna critical to biodiversity — spaces which are often overlooked but in need of support.

Dr Judy Friedlander has spent years trying to revitalise urban areas, employing schools to connect habitats with so-called 'pollinator highways' across the country.

Guests: Judy Friedlander, founder PlantingSeeds

The Federal Government yesterday unveiled its planned changes to the  in a bid to rein in costs, crack down on fraud and maintain the scheme's social licence.

The changes also mark a move away from diagnosis-based eligibility with about about 160-thousand people expected to be removed from the scheme by 2030.

• GUEST: Mark Butler, Minister for Health and Ageing
• PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle

The Federal Government has unveiled major changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme in a bid to rein in costs and crack down on fraud. 

Whilst the Coalition says they support 'practical, sensible reforms' to the NDIS, they are calling for more detail on the proposed changes. 

• GUEST: Anne Ruston, Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care
• PRODUCER: Isadora Bogle 

It's the overhaul the federal government hopes will make the National Disability Insurance Scheme sustainable well into the future.

At the National Press Club yesterday, the federal health Minister Mark Butler announced that about 160-thousand people will be shifted from the scheme by the end of the decade - with every participant expected to be re-assessed. 

Minister Butler also announced the government wants to reduce the total cost of social and community support as part of a series of changes to the scheme.

• Guest: Martin Laverty, CEO of disability service organisation Aruma and an original architect of the NDIS
• Producer: Joe Sullivan

The Federal Government has unveiled sweeping changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with plans to take 160,000 Australians out of the scheme by 2030.

The government will also crack down on fraud and eligibility.

From participants and their families — to advocates and providers, many Australians have big questions about the future of the NDIS.

• Producers: Joe Sullivan, Eddy Diamond, Oscar Coleman

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite - and farmers warn the fuel crisis could have serious consequences for Australia's food security - food relief charities are raising the alarm over the impact on Australian households.

Food charity OzHarvest's annual food security report reveals more than 74-thousand people are turned away from food support each month, as frontline services struggle to meet the demand.

• Guest: Ronni Kahn, founder of OzHarvest
• Producer: Grace Stranger

The Pentagon has announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, marking the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term.  

There was no reason given for the unexpected departure but it comes as the US Navy continues to impose a blockade of Iranian ports - targeting ships linked to Iran.

Meanwhile, Iran yesterday fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz - with two of the vessels captured.

The attacks came after US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire with Iran would be extended.

• GUEST: William Roebuck, Executive Vice President of the Arab Gulf States Institute and former US Ambassador to Bahrain