Aboriginal Artefacts

In reply to the Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (18 May 2016).

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy): The Minister for the Arts has provided the following advice:

Media coverage of the March break-in at the Netley storage facility, incorrectly reported that the South Australian Museum’s Aboriginal cultural material had been damaged. The South Australian Museum staff have confirmed that this was not the case. I can assure Parliament that the appropriate storage of the collection remains a priority for the Minister for the Arts.