Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I have written a letter to every single organisation that receives funding from this government. We have explained very carefully in that letter exactly how the AIS is going to work. So I am not sure where they got that information. You have got to be very careful with those utterances from the other side. A lot of Indigenous organisations have found themselves in a bit of hot water. As a consequence of a misleading media statement in regard to the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme, the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association put out a media release on the basis of what Labor had said. Since then, they have responded by saying they now welcome the comment from the Minister for Indigenous affairs indicating ongoing commitment to the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme. It is this sort of confusion from those on the other side that leads to the confusion in the public. It is completely unhelpful. (Time expired)