Portfolio — 12 May 2026

Senator McAllister's dominant activity on 12 May was a sustained Senate Question Time defence of NDIS reform, centred on three interlocking arguments: the scheme is growing at an unsustainable rate, fraud and provider misconduct are undermining it, and new legislation — to be sought in the budget session — will cut costs, tighten eligibility, and introduce a digital payment system to close fraud pathways.

She put specific fiscal parameters on the table: a projected $13 billion blowout over four years and a reform target of $55 billion in 2030 spending instead of $70 billion. Earlier in the day she also tabled six government responses to committee reports, including the response to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee's inquiry into the ESOS Bill, a task that crossed into the Education portfolio via Minister Jason Clare's actions.