Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery) Share this | Hansard source

Since 1 July 2009 almost 29,000 Indigenous Australians have been placed in jobs by Job Services Australia—that is, the reformed Job Services Australia which got underway on 1 July. Through the Indigenous Employment Program, the $750 million program that has been reformed, there have been 18,000 training and employment placements since 1 July. The government is also working on the other side to increase the number of Indigenous businesses. That is why we are working with organisations such as the Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council, AIMSC, to increase— (Time expired)