Judith Adams (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Polley, I am not going to rewrite history. This week in Perth, Aged and Community Services Australia held its national conference. Guess how many people were there? This is what aged care is all about, and these people really do care. This is about the present and the future. One thousand and thirty people attended the conference. Amongst those attending were CEOs, providers, board members, clinical managers, banks, industry support people, consultants, the Department of Health and Ageing and community members. Aged care is in crisis. At the end of this conference a rally of hundreds of aged-care industry leaders marched around the Perth CBD. Rallies like this are a firsthand reflection of an industry in crisis.