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

I thank the senator for her question and I invite the senator to refer to Senator McCarthy's contribution earlier today, which went through the approach that the government is taking to closing the gap. I say to those opposite that I know that it is probably a little too hopeful in this period of the electoral cycle, but it is very apparent to me the extent to which there is much less bipartisanship around the statements today than I've seen previously.