Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. In addition to the smoking prevention programs, key investments over the next three years include $1.4 billion to the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services for primary and preventative care, $154.5 million to New Directions: Mothers and Babies, for child and maternal health services, $62.6 million to the Nurse-Family Partnership Program, to provide targeted support to high-need Indigenous Australians, and $3.9 million for free influenza vaccinations under the National Immunisation Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged six months to less than five years. Improving Indigenous health is a priority for the government and all healthcare providers both within ACCHOs and in the mainstream system, ensuring continuity of care for clients and services is important and a key investment in closing the gap.