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

I think Senator Polley is referring to some changes to partnership agreements with the states and territories in relation to certain concessions, and I think the position of the government on that is well known: on concessions for services which are primarily state services, delivered by states, we have taken the view that it is appropriate that the states have prime management of things that they have the responsibility for providing.