James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The government does not support this motion. The government does not support the use of royalty payments intended for Aboriginal communities to fund health services that governments should support. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs has already written to the MJD Foundation to advise that the government will not be appealing the Federal Court's decision and that the grant will be paid shortly. In addition, the government has been providing $500,000 a year to the MJD Foundation, more than the interest that will be earned from this inappropriate grant.

Question agreed to.