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

I am very pleased to announce that, as part of the government's revamped Tackling Indigenous Smoking program, funding of $116.8 million over the next three years will be provided for evidence based regional activities that will reduce the number of people taking up smoking, and encourage and support people to quit. Local knowledge, as we understand on this side of the chamber, is always best. Service providers will make decisions on how they tackle smoking in their region. Funding will continue for enhancement to quit-lines, and the training for front-line health and community workers who help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smokers. I am also pleased to advise that funding of $10 million has been allocated from the national tobacco campaign to target Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.