APY Art Centre Collective

Mr TEAGUE (Heysen) (14:51): My question is again to the Minister for Arts. Will the government restore grant funding to APY arts after it's been cleared of any wrongdoing?

The Hon. A. MICHAELS (Enfield—Minister for Small and Family Business, Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs, Minister for Arts) (14:51): That is a hypothetical question. We will await the results of those federal bodies' investigations to see what will happen. What we do want to make sure of is that Aboriginal artists are respected. The integrity of their work is paramount. There are safe terms of references and safe workplace practices in terms of engagement with those artists and workplace practices for those artists. That is key. We are looking at the best support we can provide for our First Nations artists across the state. They do amazing work and we are very proud of our First Nations artists and very proud to support them.