Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I can confirm what the Prime Minister said on Saturday night. He said: 'We will take the time to listen to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our guiding principle will be what we can do together to get better results for Indigenous Australians.' I think, as I said, that is something that Australians do agree on. People had a different view about constitutional change, but I think there is overwhelming support for ending disadvantage and improving outcomes for our First Peoples.

We will continue to listen to Indigenous Australians about what works and what can make a practical difference in communities. Obviously, the priorities that the government has are the priorities Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders have themselves spoken about—health, education, jobs and housing. We previously outlined our strategic priorities for closing the gap and committing additional investments, some $424 million.