Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. As I was saying, $1.5 billion for the Remote Jobs and Communities Program to provide a more integrated and flexible approach to employment and participation services for people living in remote areas of Australia; a billion dollars over four years to start the first stage of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, providing people with disabilities in up to four regions personalised care and support; $524 million to strengthen Australia’s biosecurity system, which underpins our unique biosecurity status—