Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.TRANSCRIPT: The government has faced fierce backlash against proposed reforms to the NDIS during the first day of hearings from a Senate inquiry called to evaluate the legislation.Greens spokesperson Jordan Steele-John is among those calling for a much longer inquiry into the overhaul."What I'm really struck by is every single witness we have heard from so far today has said either this bill must be withdrawn, this bill must not pass in its current form, or that the Senate needs more time to consider the legislation in detail."More than a third of the savings in the federal budget rely on cuts to the NDIS, and the government is pushing to pass the changes before Parliament rises for a five-week winter break.Opposition leader Angus Taylor has refused to be drawn on whether he will support the Federal Government's proposed changes, but Shadow Minister for the NDIS, Melissa McIntosh, says the Coalition fought hard for an inquiry."Because we want a sustainable NDIS The reality is that the NDIS is growing at an unsustainable rate, and if we don't take action now, we risk a situation in the future where a future government decides to make massive unfair cuts to the NDIS and deprive people of the support that they require."