Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1) (a) The Minister's Office and the Department have not had any contact with Azure Funds Management Pty Ltd, Point Torment Supply Base Pty Ltd, Indigenous Investment Management Pty Ltd, KRED Enterprises Pty Ltd or Kimberley Regional Economic Development Corporation Pty Ltd.

  Azure Capital wrote to Minister Crean on 6 May 2011, providing support for a proposal to develop the Foundry Digital Media Hub in Midland, WA that had been submitted to the Regional Development Australia Fund. The Minister did not respond to this correspondence. The Department has not had any contact with Azure Capital.

  The Department regularly interacts with the WA Government on a range of issues linked to portfolio responsibilities, for example, regional development, local government, arts, sport and Indian Ocean Territories, and specifically on the East Kimberley Development Package and Northern Australia Ministerial Forum.

(1) (b) No

(2) No