Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Housing) Share this | Hansard source

Or data-share. I would like to congratulate you on that. In the brief time I have available, I will make a few very brief general comments and then go into some of the specific answers. This year’s Human Services portfolio budget has balanced the need for fiscal responsibility and continued high levels of service delivery for all Australians. It has contributed significantly to our efforts to reduce spending and increase efficiency while maintaining high standards of service delivery. The portfolio has contributed $1.477 billion worth of savings, including $280.4 million in 2007-08, and most of those, as you would know—

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