House debates Questions without Notice
Private Health Insurance
Mark Butler Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the House
2:43 pm
The government is asked about $3 billion which will be invested entirely into more aged-care beds, more Support at Home packages and better care for people receiving those Support at Home packages—in particular, our decision to reverse the co-contributions that were being charged for showering and other hygiene services.
The opposition continue to ask these questions, which are legitimate questions. But, as an alternative government, they still haven't answered the question about whether they support these investments or whether they have an alternative way of funding the billions and billions of dollars we need to continue to invest in every budget and every budget update. The Leader of the Opposition says, 'Don't make the cuts,' so presumably he has an alternative way of funding the additional aged-care services that older Australians require, or he's just not going to support them. He's just not going to support the additional beds or the additional packages—
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