Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I refer to the minister's answer in the Senate yesterday where he referred to Budget Paper No. 2, and I quote:

If you look carefully, the $409 million had a contribution of $355 million, of which $239 million was a save but the other $115 million came back into the budget in terms of our savings.

Given that the minister's own arithmetic yesterday in question time does not add up and Budget Paper No. 2 does not reflect the minister's numbers, does the minister maintain his answers contain accuracy, not just fantasy?