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

Yes, there are many families in Mount Isa who are very concerned about their future, and I am certainly working with those families to see what we can do. This is not a situation in terms of my role in the Commonwealth—what I have tried to do is try to find how we can assist these families with a debt that is not their debt. It is a debt that, unfortunately, has come about through what we may see as perhaps illegal behaviour. There is a process under way through ORIC to investigate and to have a good look at what must be done in coming days and weeks. For the families, I know that they know that I'm doing my best to try to assist them with their homes.