Remote Aboriginal Housing

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:25): Supplementary arising from the original answer: I think that the minister seemed to indicate that there is not an agreement reached yet and that the figure in the federal budget papers of $37.5 million, as a one-off payment for South Australia assuming responsibility, was still contested in that South Australia does not necessarily assume full responsibility. Is this money coming to South Australia no matter what?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:26): As the honourable Treasurer would know, and as he stated in the last sitting week, it is about seeing the colour of their money, but in this sense, the fact that it has been published in the budget, we have been informed through housing that it is on its way. I cannot give an exact date for that yet, but what we do not agree with the commonwealth about in the future is that, at the expiry of the five years, they are off the hook, so to speak.