Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness) Share this | Hansard source

I totally reject that. I have gone through the parameters of the program and the costs. We are delivering on our targets. I say to Senator Scullion, through you, Mr President: there could be a bit of praise for the work that Minister Macklin has done. It was only about eight months ago that Senator Scullion was standing up here and criticising the federal government and the Northern Territory government for the work. Minister Macklin intervened in the process, the department intervened, and we are now back on track delivering the houses that were committed, and we are back on track delivering the refurbishments that were committed. That is good news for the Northern Territory, for Indigenous communities and for Indigenous workers.