Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

We are used to the contempt that Senator Cameron has for the Australian people, so nothing is a surprise. The governments of the Northern Territory and the Commonwealth, of course, have joined under the NDRRA in the East Arnhem and West Arnhem regions as well. We have remote servicing teams from my department in the communities of Galiwinku, Ramingining, Gapuwiyak and Milingimbi to help expedite these payments. We also have local departmental staff providing specific interpreter services at Galiwinku, and we have sourced interpreters for the other three communities.

As I said, the Minister for Justice visited the region personally on Friday to meet with the community and also to announce additional assistance in the form of the disaster recovery allowance. Since the announcement we have granted 255 claims in that part of the Territory. (Time expired)