National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:46): Supplementary: given the importance the minister feigns to place on this issue, what communities that are affected by remote Aboriginal housing has she actually met with?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:46): I am not able to say off the top of my head exactly which communities but I have met a number of people from various nations and we have a commitment to a strategy, so we are going to be doing it. We are going to be doing a much better job than the former government. They should hang their heads in shame in terms of this policy area because it was sadly neglected. As I have said, the feedback that we have had from a number of Aboriginal people is that in this particular space they felt that they had lost a voice and we are seeking to restore it.

The Hon. K.J. Maher: I do agree that they have lost a voice since the Liberal Party came in.

The PRESIDENT: It's not a debate; ask a supplementary.