QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator STEELE-JOHN (Western Australia) (14:29): On Sunrise last week, you claimed that eight per cent of NDIS funding is being lost to fraud. However, at the Senate enquiry into the NDIS fraud dynamic, the agency claimed, and indeed confirmed, that the eight per cent figure isn't just provider fraud; it includes accidental errors. Why are you fear mongering and presenting inaccurate figures to the public about provider fraud in the NDIS?