House debates

Thursday, 2 July 2026

Questions without Notice

Aged Care

2:00 pm

Photo of Cameron CaldwellCameron Caldwell (Fadden, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Housing) | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. In February 2026, a constituent of mine, Mr Austin, aged 98, had his aged-care application reviewed by Labor's AI tool. Despite his age and having suffered a life-threatening fall, his application was assessed as 'low priority'. His family wrote to the minister—only to receive a generic departmental response. The next day, Mr Austin unfortunately died. Will the government now support the coalition's bill to provide human oversight of all aged-care decisions?

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