Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2015-06-18 Daily Xml

Contents

Aboriginal Health

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (14:43): I appreciate that the minister believes that these areas mostly fall outside of his jurisdiction, but I also know that he has visited the lands and I wonder if he has, from those visits, identified any potential models particularly to do with crowded households in remote areas?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation) (14:43): I thank the honourable member for her supplementary question. Yes, there are a range of different models in relation to housing that can help to overcome overcrowding. I know there has been a very significant investment, particularly on the APY lands, in remote Indigenous housing and I will bring back a more detailed reply after consultation with the minister responsible for remote Indigenous housing.