Malarndirri McCarthy (NT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians) | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Thorpe. I'd have to get the date for you as to when I was first briefed, but I have been aware of the issue for at least a month, to try and get on top of it and to find out what we can do. I am very concerned about the timeline that is left for the council to use the option of selling the properties. I want to know that the families have choices and that the families are very much involved, so I have asked the agency to make sure it is working with the families. But I also want to be reassured that the council itself—Mount Isa council—and the Queensland government are working with me to ensure that we do not have added homelessness in Mount Isa.