Senate debates

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:01 pm

Photo of Nova PerisNova Peris (NT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I refer to the comments by the Deputy Chair of the Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council, Dr Ngiare Brown:

I do not believe that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander portfolio can take a $1.1 billion hit over the next four years without impacting significantly on essential frontline services …

Is the deputy chair of the Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council correct?

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