Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (14:52): Do I glean from that that the opposition now will take the NDIS off all of their campaign literature, because they are refusing to say anything about how they would fund it or any of their policies? The hypocrisy of this! It is not hollow. We on this side—and I will give the senator the benefit of the doubt because I think he is one on that side—care deeply about this issue. We are the party that built Medicare twice because those opposite and their predecessors tore it down. Senator Fifield: Mr President, I rise on a point of order on relevance. The question was very specifically in relation to whether the government would announce the provision of funds for the NDIS in the same week that the legislation is introduced into the parliament. It is a straightforward question. People with disability want to know whether in addition to the legislation they are going to get the money to back it up and deliver an NDIS. Senator Jacinta Collins: Mr President, I rise on the point of order: with respect, Senator Fifield, that was not the question. The nature of the question was how we could be taken seriously if we did not do it in the same week. Of course, it is relevant for Senator Wong to highlight how inconsistent any such suggestion is. It is relevant for her to highlight the countless opposition policies—indeed, those being canvassed by Mr Abbott this week—for which there is no funding commitment. The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order. Senator Wong, continue. You have 30 seconds remaining. Senator WONG: I remind those opposite, if they want to talk about commitment to this issue, that whilst they were in government, funding for disabilities went backwards. In fact, it grew at less than inflation. So for the opposition to come in here and run the sort of partisan gamesmanship that we have seen on this issue really demonstrates their lack of commitment to this issue. (Time expired)