Julie Collins Franklin, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors
10:34 am
I seek leave to move the following motion:
That the House:
(1) notes that:
(a) reports in this morning's News Corp newspapers that up to 100 older Australians are being assaulted in residential aged care every week;
(b) that number could be up to ten times higher;
(c) it will have taken more than four years for the government to establish a Serious Incident Response Scheme, after it was recommended by the Australian Law Reform; and
(d) aged care is clearly and unambiguously a Commonwealth responsibility, and the Prime Minister must take urgent action to fix this;
(2) invites the Prime Minister to attend the chamber and make a statement on this matter.
Leave not granted.
I move:
That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Franklin from moving the following motion immediately—That the House:
(1) notes that:
(a) reports in this morning's News Corp newspapers that up to 100 older Australians are being assaulted in residential aged care every week;
(b) that number could be up to ten times higher;
(c) it will have taken more than four years for the government to establish a Serious Incident Response Scheme, after it was recommended by the Australian Law Reform; and
(d) aged care is clearly and unambiguously a Commonwealth responsibility, and the Prime Minister must take urgent action to fix this;
(2) invites the Prime Minister to attend the chamber and make a statement on this matter.
It is completely unacceptable that this government is failing older Australians and continues to fail—
Sussan Ley Farrer, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment
10:36 am
I move:
That the Member be no longer heard.
Tony Smith Speaker
The question is that the member for Franklin be no further heard.
Pat Conroy Shortland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for International Development and the Pacific
It is seconded. Fifty thousand Australians—
Alan Tudge Aston, Liberal Party, Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure
I move:
That the Member be no longer heard.
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Arts
He's an arrogant Prime Minister who only wants to hear his own voice. He can't cope with criticism from any—
The SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat.
Alan Tudge Aston, Liberal Party, Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure
I move:
That the question be now put.
The SPEAKER: The question is that the motion be now put.
Tony Smith Speaker
10:48 am
The question is that the motion moved by the member for Franklin be disagreed to.