James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

As stated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in its media release of 15 November 2017, the final cost of the postal survey is yet be determined but it is under $100 million. The appropriation allocated to the ABS through the Advance to the Finance Minister Determination (No. 1 of 2017-18) was for the specific purpose of a conduct of the Australian marriage law postal survey. Any surplus funds will be returned to the budget.

The coalition government has made mental health a priority and it is expected that we will be investing over $4.2 billion in 2017-18. Included within this investment is an additional $47 million for suicide prevention and continuing support services.