Mr GUNNER - 2009-05-07
Can the minister please outline how Budget 2009-10 delivers for Indigenous Territorians?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question. If you look at the Regional Highlights of Budget 2009-10, it is full of goodies for Indigenous Territorians. Budget 2009-10 delivers for Indigenous people and for remote Northern Territory. Education is the key to providing Indigenous people with a working future. Budget 2009-10 will deliver enhanced learning through the Families as First Teachers programs, school upgrades across the Territory, more teachers, five new mobile preschools servicing 25 remote communities, a stakeholder partnership program to improve students’ engagement and community involvement, and a new child protection unit to provide specialist support for schools including six new counsellors.
In partnership with the Commonwealth, Budget 2009-10 will also deliver on Indigenous housing. $1.76bn over 10 years will be invested to improve Indigenous housing across the Territory. Budget 2009-10 …
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order!
Ms ANDERSON: Budget 2009-10 will deliver up to 100 new houses, more than 700 refurbishments and better tenancy and property management. When you are talking about Indigenous issues, everything that the government has given Indigenous Territorians in this budget all goes together. You cannot combat education without giving people housing. You cannot combat education and housing without having a look at the social issues that Indigenous people have - and we know that is huge. We are talking from experience because we are born and bred Territorians.
Budget 2009-10 also delivers for Indigenous health, with extra funding for residential care services, chronic disease programs, sexual assault services, and substance abuse programs across the Territory. Budget 2009-10 delivers for the safety and wellbeing of Indigenous children with funding to expand the Child Abuse Taskforce, better services for children in care, continued development of Aboriginal child protection, family violence, and support services in regional centres, and 10 more child protection workers across the Territory by 2011-12.
Budget 2009-10 represents a strong and ongoing commitment to Indigenous Territorians, especially people living in remote areas.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question. If you look at the Regional Highlights of Budget 2009-10, it is full of goodies for Indigenous Territorians. Budget 2009-10 delivers for Indigenous people and for remote Northern Territory. Education is the key to providing Indigenous people with a working future. Budget 2009-10 will deliver enhanced learning through the Families as First Teachers programs, school upgrades across the Territory, more teachers, five new mobile preschools servicing 25 remote communities, a stakeholder partnership program to improve students’ engagement and community involvement, and a new child protection unit to provide specialist support for schools including six new counsellors.
In partnership with the Commonwealth, Budget 2009-10 will also deliver on Indigenous housing. $1.76bn over 10 years will be invested to improve Indigenous housing across the Territory. Budget 2009-10 …
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order! Order!
Ms ANDERSON: Budget 2009-10 will deliver up to 100 new houses, more than 700 refurbishments and better tenancy and property management. When you are talking about Indigenous issues, everything that the government has given Indigenous Territorians in this budget all goes together. You cannot combat education without giving people housing. You cannot combat education and housing without having a look at the social issues that Indigenous people have - and we know that is huge. We are talking from experience because we are born and bred Territorians.
Budget 2009-10 also delivers for Indigenous health, with extra funding for residential care services, chronic disease programs, sexual assault services, and substance abuse programs across the Territory. Budget 2009-10 delivers for the safety and wellbeing of Indigenous children with funding to expand the Child Abuse Taskforce, better services for children in care, continued development of Aboriginal child protection, family violence, and support services in regional centres, and 10 more child protection workers across the Territory by 2011-12.
Budget 2009-10 represents a strong and ongoing commitment to Indigenous Territorians, especially people living in remote areas.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016