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Question Time

National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:17): I seek leave to make a brief explanation before asking a question of the Minister for Human Services.

Leave granted.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: An SBS news article dated 25 May 2018 reports, in reference to remote Aboriginal housing, that:

While Minister Scullion said he's confident a deal with both Western Australia and South Australia will be signed in coming week—

and I assume that should be 'in the coming week'—

he called his negotiations with Queensland problematic and challenging.

Further to this, in question time in this place on 9 May 2018, the Minister for Human Services said that negotiations regarding the NPARIH agreement were happening at a Treasurer to Treasurer level. I think the exact quote from Hansard on 9 May was, 'Those have been taking place at a Treasurer to Treasurer level'. My questions to the Minister for Human Services are:

1. Does the minister stand by her comments that those negotiations have been taking place at a Treasurer to Treasurer level?

2. As the responsible minister, has she now satisfied herself that these discussions are in fact on track and a decision is imminent?

3. What formal advice has the minister sought and received on the NPARIH negotiations and agreement?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:19): I thank the honourable member for that question. The responses that I made at the time stand. The negotiations are ongoing. I am not going to be in the practice, when negotiations are taking place between the South Australian and the commonwealth government, of giving an ongoing commentary about where they are at, but I am confident that our government is doing everything it can in the best interests of this agreement for South Australians and I look forward to some announcement in due course.

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