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July 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell says he “can’t deny” state and territory heads expressed support for a national levy to fund a new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
“I can’t deny it,” Mr O’Farrell told Sky News on Friday.
“What was clear was that there was bipartisanship and goodwill by state and territory leaders across the political spectrum for a way to finally finance what people with disabilities across this country want.”
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has previously rejected the idea of a Medicare-type levy to pay for long term funding of the scheme.
She prefers the NDIS, which will cost $15 billion a year from 2018/19, be funded from existing state and federal revenue sources.
According to The Australian newspaper, at a dinner at The Lodge in Canberra on Tuesday night, the premiers and chief ministers agreed to support a federal levy.
Mr O’Farrell said it was a “matter of regret” that an opportunity had been missed to firm up long term support for the NDIS.
“There was an approach put that was an approach supported by all of those who were there,” he said.
He said the Labor federal government was so “wracked by factionalism and leadership issues” that it was focused only on the next election and not the future of the country.
“Some of us intend to be around at the end of those (NDIS) trials and it’s our obligation as state and territory leaders to ensure people with a disability get what they really want,” he said.
He said NSW was willing to compromise on funding for a trial of the NDIS in the state.
So far, only the Labor states of South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT have agreed to trials.
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