Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Community Services) Share this | Hansard source

Perhaps I can take the last aspect of that question first. I think it is quite misleading to say that Minister Brough has somehow not provided for Australians with regard to disability. This is a minister who has, because of the failure of the Labor states, had to provide the $1.8 billion package outside the arrangement to ensure that Australians with a disability get a fair go. With regard to the three offers, the offer was made on the basis of the states and territories coming up with a submission to identify the particular amounts that they are going to need—and I understand that that is the case—