Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for COAG) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to the current rollout of the new Remote Jobs and Communities Program. Given that the RJCP starts on 1 July, why were six remote Indigenous communities still waiting to learn who had been awarded funding deeds at the time of budget estimates on 7 June, and why were others only told in the recent weeks before that who their new employment services provider would be? Now that we are barely 10 days from the start date, can the minister advise whether all of these six remaining providers have now been confirmed?