National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:56): A supplementary, for clarification: when the minister told this chamber in September, well after these new arrangements were put in place, that there was ongoing funding for maintenance and the new builds of housing, how could she make that statement when she has just said that new builds have stopped?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:57): I have already answered this question and I stand by all my previous statements.

The PRESIDENT: Leader of the Opposition, a supplementary arising from the original—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!