House debates Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2010-2011

Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

Wednesday, 16 June 2010 House of Representatives

Chris Bowen

Chris Bowen Prospect, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law

11:55 am

I do have some experience with and some views on this matter as a former mayor of a large Western Sydney council and a mayor of a city which had a population approaching 200,000 people and a very large immigrant and refugee population. I have the view that councils that are in that situation do need particular support but, sadly, the Department of Human Services does not supply money direct to councils, and therefore I have nothing further to add in relation to these particular appropriation discussions.

Proposed expenditure agreed to.

A division having been called in the House of Representatives—

Sitting suspended from 11.56 am to 12.37 am

Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Portfolio

Proposed expenditure, $1,550,896,000

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