Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for COAG) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, Minister Ludwig. Can the minister explain why the government has made changes to the Indigenous Employment Program when it is likely to result in the imminent closure of companies such as the Aboriginal Employment Strategy—which has placed over 10,000 Indigenous Australians into real jobs—and the Replay Group, which operates in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory? How will these changes help the government reach the Closing the Gap target of halving the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by 2018?