Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I can. The obstacle, and it is an unfortunate one, is the temptation which those opposite can never resist to seek to bring the NDIS into the mire of partisanship. I would hope, and I think all fair-minded colleagues would hope, that the NDIS is something that can be elevated beyond partisanship. Can I cite, as an example of the approach that should be taken, the joint parliamentary committee for the NDIS, chaired by Mr Mal Brough. I must pay credit to the members of that committee—members and senators from all parties who are approaching their work in a very non-partisan way and are simply seeking to make the NDIS the very best that it can be—which is the approach of this government. To those opposite who are on occasion tempted to cause unnecessary concern amongst Australians with disability, I would say: stop, get on board and let's deliver the NDIS. (Time expired)