Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank you for the question. I think one thing that was very clear from the discussion and debate that we had in the lead-up to the referendum was that Australians want to ensure there is a better future and to drive better outcomes across First Nations communities, and that is a key priority for this government. The NIAA has accepted all seven recommendations from the Audit Office report. It covered a period of time. I think it was from 2020 to 2021. The recommendations about ensuring that there is a focus on compliance and fraud prevention were fully accepted by NIAA. I have no doubt that they are doing that, and I would expect that they would be ready and available to discuss this at estimates when they appear next week. It is important, and that is why we have audits. That is why we have the Audit Office doing that work and highlighting those deficiencies where they exist.