❓ Mr. Andrews asks about increased disability services funding. Ms. McHale responds by highlighting the government's increased funding and criticizes the Commonwealth government's potential funding cuts and the opposition's stance.
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My question relates to the campaign being conducted by the Disability Coalition to get increased funding to meet the accommodation needs of people with disabilities. What measures has the Minister for Disability Services put in place to address this issue? Ms McHALE
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I thank the member for his question and for his representation of people with disabilities. I note from the matters of public interest list that I will have another opportunity this afternoon to set out what the State Government has done to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families. I remind this House that in its first budget, this Government provided an additional $16.7 million in recurrent funds for disability services. This represents an overall increase of 6.9 per cent in real terms on the previous year’s budget. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Warren-Blackwood! Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
Ms McHALE replied: I thank the member for his question and for his representation of people with disabilities. I note from the matters of public interest list that I will have another opportunity this afternoon to set out what the State Government has done to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families. I remind this House that in its first budget, this Government provided an additional $16.7 million in recurrent funds for disability services. This represents an overall increase of 6.9 per cent in real terms on the previous year’s budget. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Warren-Blackwood! Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
I thank the member for his question and for his representation of people with disabilities. I note from the matters of public interest list that I will have another opportunity this afternoon to set out what the State Government has done to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families. I remind this House that in its first budget, this Government provided an additional $16.7 million in recurrent funds for disability services. This represents an overall increase of 6.9 per cent in real terms on the previous year’s budget. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Warren-Blackwood! Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Warren-Blackwood! Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Warren-Blackwood! Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
Ms McHALE replied: I thank the member for his question and for his representation of people with disabilities. I note from the matters of public interest list that I will have another opportunity this afternoon to set out what the State Government has done to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families. I remind this House that in its first budget, this Government provided an additional $16.7 million in recurrent funds for disability services. This represents an overall increase of 6.9 per cent in real terms on the previous year’s budget. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Warren-Blackwood! Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
I thank the member for his question and for his representation of people with disabilities. I note from the matters of public interest list that I will have another opportunity this afternoon to set out what the State Government has done to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families. I remind this House that in its first budget, this Government provided an additional $16.7 million in recurrent funds for disability services. This represents an overall increase of 6.9 per cent in real terms on the previous year’s budget. Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Warren-Blackwood! Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
Mr Omodei interjected. The SPEAKER: Order, member for Warren-Blackwood! Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
The SPEAKER: Order, member for Warren-Blackwood! Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
Ms McHALE: I will address the matter raised by the member for Warren-Blackwood in a minute. Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
Included in the figure of $16.7 million is $8.35 million of growth funding to provide much-needed additional support to people with disabilities and their carers. This Government has delivered real growth and ensured that new accommodation places are available. This has not only honoured the previous Government’s forward estimates, but also added growth to our budget, including $2 million for carers. If the Opposition were honest, it would also accept that the real issue in this debate is the current position of the Commonwealth Government. I have reported on numerous occasions my concern that the Commonwealth Government is about to renege on its commitment to ongoing funding. I have reported that Minister Vanstone refused to give any detail about the funding underpinning the new commonwealth agreement. We also read, with great alarm, the report in Friday’s newspaper suggesting that the Commonwealth may reduce funding in the next Commonwealth-State Disabilities Agreement to compensate for a shortfall in revenue due to commonwealth decisions relating in part to fuel excise and misplaced priorities. If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
If the Opposition wants to play politics with disability services when we have endeavoured, in opposition and in government, to be bipartisan, then members opposite should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the member for Warren-Blackwood is not losing his memory - I am sure he is not - but last week he told me that the first commonwealth-state agreement gave the States the responsibility for accommodation support funding. That is clearly wrong and he will rue the day he said that. In the Hansard of 6 May 1999, when the member was the Minister for Disability Services, he told this House - The Commonwealth should take the major responsibility in contributing towards the $294 million required to address the long standing backlog of unmet need for accommodation and support services. I hope the Opposition will support our efforts to ensure that the Commonwealth contributes to the resolution of this problem because I will argue, when we come to the MPI, that we have fulfilled our responsibilities and more.
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