House debates

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Questions without Notice

Indigenous Affairs

2:43 pm

Photo of Jenny MacklinJenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Disability Reform) Share this | Hansard source

I withdraw. I state again to the member for Kennedy and to those opposite that the level of violence endured by women and children in Aboriginal communities is the responsibility of each and every one of us. It is the responsibility of each and every one of us to make sure that they do not have to suffer in the way they have suffered day after day.

Comments

dan diver
Posted on 14 Mar 2013 10:29 pm

Jenny Macklin

Madam, In the name of Universal Justice, you would be more productive addressing the issue of Alcohol abuse as a National catastrophe than to Mother Aboriginal communities over the issue.