Senate debates

Thursday, 25 February 2016

Questions without Notice

Indigenous Affairs

2:14 pm

Photo of Penny WongPenny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Does the minister support the comments of the member for Tangney, Mr Jensen, who describes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as 'noble savages' and says that government services should not be provided to remote communities because:

… the taxpayers of Australia should not be funding lifestyle choices.

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