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

I thank the member for Gilmore for her question. She is a tireless advocate for older people in her community. Australians have been waiting a long time for aged care to be done properly, and this Labor government is getting on with the job of delivering an aged-care system we can all be proud of. Our implementation of the new Aged Care Act is now less than two months away. Yesterday, Minister Butler and I announced the critical step that locks in our new Aged Care Act and the accompanying Support at Home program.

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