Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing, Disabilities and Carers) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Scullion, the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Does the minister recall Minister Brough’s comment on 25 July that bilateral agreements with Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the ACT under the Commonwealth-State Territory Disability Agreement would be completed very soon after that meeting? Given that it is now two months since Mr Brough made that promise, can the minister explain why no agreements have been signed? Can the minister confirm that none of those three jurisdictions has even received a written offer from the Commonwealth? When does Mr Brough intend to deliver on his promise to complete bilateral agreements under the CSTDA, and how much longer will Australians with disabilities have to wait for Mr Brough to get his act together?