Cory Bernardi (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—On behalf of the coalition, I would like to make a short statement about our position on that last motion. The coalition’s position is that we support in principle the ideas and sentiments behind the motion. However, we do not agree with the increase in the rate of indexation, because the government has simply changed the rate of indexation in regard to disability funding, and, as we are entering into a deflationary environment and a potential Rudd recession in 2009, the actual rate of indexation may indeed be negative. We have grave concerns about the motion for that reason.

Question negatived.