House debates

Monday, 16 October 2023

Questions without Notice

Indigenous Health

3:00 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

We will, of course, take on any practical suggestions as we do, and we go through proper processes of funding. The last time there was a change in government, in December 2013, with this Leader of the Opposition as health minister, the first thing they did was cancel a $777 million national partnership agreement on closing the gap on Indigenous health. A $777 million closing the gap on Indigenous health national partnership agreement that was in place—ripped out as part of that budget. They then, in 2014, refused to provide ongoing funding for 38 Aboriginal children and family centres.

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