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Australia Live News Roundup: NDIS Changes, Gas Lobby Anti-Tax Ads and Key Domestic Updates

A live news wrap-up from Australia includes multiple key updates: Federal Health Minister Mark Butler announced major changes to the NDIS to manage costs, with Queensland's disability minister warning of significant participant disadvantage and NSW Premier stating the state lacks billions to cover federal NDIS savings. Additional highlights include the gas industry running a multimillion-dollar anti-tax ad campaign revealed in a parliamentary inquiry, the government securing 200m litres of extra diesel shipments, Ampol reporting consumers and businesses aren’t cutting back on fuel amid price rises, increasing mouse numbers in regional Australia, a former NSW government agency CEO found corrupt by ICAC, charges in Chris Baghsarian’s alleged kidnapping and murder, eSafety inquiries into grooming on Roblox and Minecraft, and an independent candidate criticising Coalition preferencing One Nation in the Farrer byelection.