Malarndirri McCarthy (NT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

It's incredibly important. Since I took on the role of minister six months ago, something that has been really important for me, personally as well as professionally, is to continually reach out across the parliament and try to find a common path amongst the different thoughts and different views with which we work together on Closing the Gap. We have all signed up to the agreement. As I said in my statement, the previous Prime Minister had put it to the parliament, along with Ken Wyatt as Indigenous Australians minister, and every single government across the country signed up to it. Every single parliament across the country signed up to it. It is imperative that we do try to work together on this.

I am concerned when I hear those opposite talk about cuts and cuts and cuts and not being able to reveal those until after the next election. Where are those cuts going to be— (Time expired)