Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I'm sorry. I did not intend my contribution to be taken the way that you've taken it. In fact, I used the words 'whole-of-government' and 'a whole-of-government response'. The example I was given there was the disability royal commission, which covers a whole range of areas. I have worked for many years in the disability community and the service sector. I accept that every one of us has a responsibility. So does the government. We do have lead ministers for certain areas, but I am not in any way saying that I don't have a responsibility or Minister King doesn't have a responsibility. The Treasurer, the Prime Minister and all of us have a responsibility to address areas within our portfolio capabilities more broadly, to support services and to respond to the needs of people with disability. I understand how you could interpret my remarks that way. I didn't intend for them to be interpreted that way. That is not the way the government operates. We do see it as a whole-of-government response, led by the cabinet more broadly.