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

I thank the senator for that question. I can confirm that in the last two years I understand there was a number very close to what you indicated, $233,000 GST inclusive, which was provided in June 2018 to DrinkWise for some specific activities to raise awareness of alcohol related issues. I understand that those funds were specifically directed at developing some video content. I'm unaware of the posters but in terms of the video content you may have seen some of them. Principally, they were going to be integrated with my Red Dust Role Models school education program and the Strong Young Men and Boys Program to raise awareness and educate people on FASD, and to deliver video material across the thousand regional and remote primary care sites. That was going to be supplemented by resources for GPs and staff. Those videos feature prominent Indigenous actors Deborah Mailman and Aaron Pedersen who are delivering the key messages, and those videos are played in the waiting rooms of many of those clinics. They are the funds that we provided. I understand DrinkWise provided themselves, for other FASD activities, some $910,000. I'm not sure over what time that was, but I'm assuming it was over that two year period.