Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. This is what we actually said:

The Coalition will continue the current level of funding expended on Closing the Gap activities, but will examine these costly programmes to make sure that they are directly working to meet the Closing the Gap targets.

That is exactly what we have done. We have conducted a review of the programs. We have decided that there is an awful lot of red tape and that there is a lot of waste and mismanagement. I am sure the good senator would understand that. For those on the other side, this was a part of their legacy. We have amalgamated those processes into five programs, five streamlined programs, that are going to be able to deliver—

Honourable senators interjecting—