Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for his question on the royal commission. In May 2017, the last time the Leader of the Opposition was raising these issues with the government, he raised it with the former Prime Minister, and he on that occasion undertook to take that matter to COAG. I note that, when he took it to COAG, the outcome of that COAG process was that, through both the Council of Australian Governments and the COAG Disability Reform Council at that time, states and territories did not indicate any support for such a royal commission. That was the last time that the Leader of the Opposition raised the matter with the government in this House. The government took that matter to COAG and to the states and territories, and at that time they did not support that.

Now, I note that in recent days the Victorian Premier has indicated that he would be supportive of it—

Mr Watts interjecting—

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