PM: In long negotiations over the weekend we’ve concluded an agreement with Western Australia and I spoke to Premier Barnett last night and WA is now going to participate in the DisabilityCare Australia scheme.
We’re going to have two pilot projects in the west and I thank the WA Premier for getting on board with our national approach.
There are some unique features to the WA scheme but I think it’s going to be good for everybody, particularly for those suffering from disabilities.
The other thing I’d like to report to you is I spoke this morning to Premier Napthine in Victoria.
There have been negotiations underway between the Commonwealth and Victoria now over the last week.
And as of this morning we have reached agreement and Victoria will now sign up to the Better Schools Plan for Australia and that is a really good outcome for the school kids of Australia and the school kids of Victoria.
So these are the sort of things we’ve been working on in recent days.