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

I can confirm to the Senate that there are further bilateral agreements, which are still underway at the moment, with each state and territory to determine how we will roll out the NDIS beyond the existing trial sites. We are absolutely committed 100 per cent to rolling out the NDIS in full. I should make the point that I have made before that one of the reasons why budget repair is so important is to make sure that we have the money to fully support those things that are the core business of government—things like the NDIS—giving people who face extra challenges for reasons beyond their control the support that they need. The NDIS is one of the most significant ventures that the federal government has undertaken and, as I say, this really is the Abbott government getting down to what is the core business of the Commonwealth government.