House debates Questions without Notice

Aged Care

Wednesday, 14 October 2026 House of Representatives

Rebekha Sharkie

Rebekha Sharkie Mayo, Centre Alliance

3:07 pm

My question is to the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors. In the gallery are concerned aged-care providers. The 2.55 per cent increase on AN-ACC funding is unsustainable, is below inflation and has caused thousands of planned beds to be shelved. We need 10,000 new aged-care beds annually. Last year, just 800 were added. Thousands of our elderly are stuck in hospitals waiting for an aged-care bed around our nation. Minister, this is a disaster on your watch. Will you lift the AN-ACC funding to at least match inflation?

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