Migrants, refugees with disabilities disappointed with federal budget

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Neha Prakash is the acting CEO of the National Ethnic Disability Alliance. (Supplied/National Ethnic Disability Alliance)

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The national group for migrants and refugees with disability says the federal budget has raised concerns about the impact of potential cuts to the NDIS. The acting CEO of the National Ethnic Disability Alliance, Neha Prakash, told Biwa Kwan she was hoping to see more in the budget on the inclusion of migrants and refugees with disabilities

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