Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I can categorically confirm that that is not the case. The leader of the opposition in this place is pointing to the budget paper. Not only can I categorically say that that is not the case but that the first budget of Mr Morrison's spent an additional $1 billion. This is too important an issue for our senior Australians to get involved in the partisan rubbish that we sometimes get involved in. I can assure you that that isn't going to be happening from us. Not only in that budget but in sequential budgets for the last five years, around $1 billion year on year on year—every year is an increase of $1 billion.