If Kevin Rudd had inquired about the suitability of preselecting Thomson for the 2010 election, he was assured by the NSW Right there was nothing to be worried about. The faction was instead obsessed with removing Belinda Neal from the adjacent central...

"Delivering the national disability insurance scheme should be above politics," Mr O'Farrell told the gathering, adding that NSW was making itself NDIS-ready. NDIS campaign director John Della Bosca said it was a policy idea "whose time has come". ...

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell embraced Ms Gillard's announcement, saying that ''delivering the national disability insurance scheme should be above politics.'' NDIS campaign director John Della Bosca said it was a policy idea ''whose time has come''. The...

"Delivering the national disability insurance scheme should be above politics," Mr O'Farrell told the gathering, adding that NSW was making itself NDIS-ready. NDIS campaign director John Della Bosca said it was a policy idea "whose time has come". ...

Disability Insurance Scheme for it to work, says the major backer of the scheme. The nation's premiers and chief ministers have convened in Canberra for the Council of Australian Governments meeting, and the NDIS is a possible inclusion on the agenda. ...