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

Again, I reject the assertion of reckless decisions in terms of the federal government. We clearly want to support the people of Tasmania in every way possible, and I've already made clear in my previous response that, in regard to any funding agreement between the Commonwealth and the Tasmanian government, it is now for the Tasmanian government to determine the way that funding is spent.