Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

I'm actually pleased and delighted to be able to take on this MPI, for the simple reason that, for 23 days, the opposition has neglected to ask a single question in question time about this. I would have thought that on a matter as this, after the government has provided an initial response with $452 million, there would have been a single question. But then in many ways it's perhaps not a surprise because going into the last election there was no funding—zero dollars—for residential aged care or for home care. And then, after billions were spent in the budget in reply in a matter of minutes, in October there was zero funding from the opposition for aged care in terms of residential or home care. So there have been three opportunities and three failures. That does represent a form of neglect.

But let me respond in a more positive way, and that is to—

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