Pat Conroy (Charlton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday in question time the Prime Minister stated that all community organisations 'have had their funding confirmed for the rest of this financial year'. But the Narara Community Centre have been told by the Department of Social Services that they will not receive funding after 31 March. Will the Prime Minister admit that he was wrong and will he commit to restoring all funding to Narara, which provides meals to the homeless on the New South Wales Central Coast?

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have been advised that Narara neighbourhood centre actually trades under the Gosford City Community and Information Service Ltd, and it is receiving funding for emergency relief services. This particular organisation—referred to as one but in fact the other—has been given bridging funding until 31 March. I know that the member for Robertson has been a very strong advocate for this particular service. The Minister for Social Services has invited all members to raise any concerns they might have about funding with him.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. If a minister has misled the parliament, they have to advise the House at the earliest opportunity. The Prime Minister had information that was inaccurate and waited until he was asked a question before he let on to the rest of the House that yesterday's answer was wrong.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The normal time for dealing with that would be at the end of question time. We are almost at the end of question time but not quite.

Pat Conroy (Charlton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In relation to the last question, could the Prime Minister present the document that he was reading from?

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is it a confidential document?

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am happy to present it for the benefit of the member.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you.