Sam Rae (Hawke, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Aged Care and Seniors) Share this | Hansard source

'And putting the needs of older Australians first'. Sadly, we have lost a number of older Australians who have either been in care or waiting for care. In the last financial year that number was 4,812, as was provided by the department to the Senate in the hearings last week.

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