House debates

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Questions without Notice

Indigenous Affairs

2:43 pm

Photo of Jenny MacklinJenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Disability Reform) Share this | Hansard source

It is a very important issue and, of course, the Queensland government has recently opened up the question of alcohol management plans. This issue is open to very significant debate in Queensland. In fact, I met with the Queensland Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs just this morning. We talked about these issues and I made the point very clearly to him—and I will make it to the parliament today—that our priority is to make sure we reduce harm. That is what we are on about. That is the priority of this government—to make sure that Aboriginal women and children living in remote communities will no longer be subject to the level of alcohol induced violence that they have been subject to. That is our priority and it will continue to be so.

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