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Legislative Council - Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3)
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The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (15:04): Sir, I have a supplementary question. Will the minister report back to us as to how much that CD cost to produce and how many to date have been distributed?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy) (15:05): I am happy to do that. I might add that it was done at quite a nominal cost. I do not have the exact figures with me but, as I said, it was very carefully managed and it was done at a very nominal cost, considering what an incredibly valuable resource it is. The poverty group from Families SA in Coober Pedy has already fed back to me how valuable it has been as a resource on the lands. They are using it already.

They say that it is very difficult to engage Aboriginal people around financial matters: it is often a difficult subject to broach. However, having that message out there, along with the booklet, means that they are able to broach financial matters using, if you like, safe topics and then using those to develop a conversation around family budgeting and other more serious financial issues that affect many of these families. So, the feedback already has been extremely positive. It is obviously a very valuable tool and, as I said, we have been able to do it almost on a shoestring budget.

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