House debates Questions without Notice

Indigenous Housing

Monday, 19 October 2009 House of Representatives

Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

2:48 pm

My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Is it a fact that the 81 demountables now being sent to Christmas Island as accommodation for unauthorised arrivals were originally set aside to provide crisis accommodation in the Alice Springs town camps. Given the state of Indigenous housing, why were these demountables never used over the past two years and why is the government putting housing for unauthorised arrivals ahead of housing for Indigenous Australians?

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