The Prime Minister has been slammed by Labor politicians and disability advocates after saying he was 'blessed' not to have children with a disability. 9News
has been criticised by Labor politicians and disability advocates after saying he was "blessed" not to have children with a disability.
The mother, Catherine, said she was grateful to receive support for her four-year-old son through the NDIS but, like many others, he had recently had his funding cut.Catherine, who has a four-year-old son with autism, questioned Scott Morrison about his party's NDIS plans. "Jenny and I have been blessed, we've got two children that don't — that haven't had to go through that," he said.
Finance Minister Simon Birmingham told the ABC this morning Mr Morrison's comment had been taken in the wrong way.
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