Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:08): What our final budget outcome shows is that our plan is working to create more jobs and is also working to ensure Australians can continue to receive the essential services Australians rely on. Senator Watt: Like wheelchairs! The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Watt, take a breath. Senator CORMANN: For example, over the last financial year we have more than doubled government expenditure on the NDIS, increasing it from $4 billion in 2017-18 to $8.5 billion in 2018-19—more than doubled it. In fact, in 2018-19 an additional 150,000 Australians transitioned to the NDIS, taking the total number of participants to about 300,000 by the end of June 2019. We expect that around 500,000 Australians with a disability will benefit from the NDIS over the next five years. Importantly, as I say again, we more than doubled the expenditure on the NDIS in 2018— (Time expired)