Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator Fifield. I refer the minister to his government's most recent Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, MYEFO. Can the minister confirm that the government has cut $11.5 million from the Building Multicultural Communities Grants Program because it was not a policy priority? Is the minister aware that the Greek Orthodox Community of Norwood is one of the organisations that has had its funding cut and now faces the prospect of footing the bill for community school computers purchased with the support of the program? Can the minister advise why the good work of this local community organisation is not a policy priority for the government?