Greens secure NDIS inquiry extension but will vote against legislation, costing government hundreds of millions in projected savings

The Greens have secured an eight-week extension of the Senate inquiry into the government's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) legislation – but declared they will vote against it regardless.

The government had little choice but to agree to the extension, which will take several hundred million off its projected savings.

It needed the Greens' support to pass its tax package before parliament rises for its winter recess, an agreement it has now secured.