21 March 2013 NDIS BILL PASSES WITH COALITION SUPPORT The Coalition welcomes the passage today of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) legislation through the Parliament.The Coalition supported this legislation…
NDIS DEBATE TO BE GAGGED The Government has given notice that tomorrow they will move a motion to guillotine debate on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) legislation in…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (19:59): Every senator knows that the system of support for Australians with disability is broken. The Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee,…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (11:51): I move an amendment to the motion to adopt Selection of Bills Committee report No. 3 of 2013 to provide…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (15:15): I also rise to take part in the debate on the motion to take note of answers by Senator Bob…
Doorstop InterviewPINARC Pennyweight Park222 Otway Street (South), Ballarat6 March 201312:30pm E & OE Subjects: NDIS JOURNALIST:What have you done and what are you doing today?MITCH FIFIELD:I was invited by John…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (16:52): If Senator Milne’s speech at the National Press Club was in effect the decree nisi for the political union between…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (15:19): As Senator Abetz indicated, the opposition will not be supporting a suspension of standing orders, but not because we seek…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (15:26): I must confess that, following the contributions of my distinguished colleagues from New South Wales Senator Payne and Senator Fierravanti-Wells,…
Senator FIFIELD (Victoria-Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (18:01): It is timely that we debate this matter of public importance, the failure of the Gillard government to govern for…