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

My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Scullion. I refer to the minister's comments earlier this week when he said:

Many of my communities live on the floor. It is like a cave. I think one of the characteristics of civilisation must be that you don't have to eat at the same level as your animals. It must be something like that.

Does the minister stand by these words, and does he understand why his words have offended so many people?