Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian government is committed to improving the lives of people living with dementia, their families and carers. The Australian government provides in excess of $50 million every year for dementia-specific programs. Providers of dementia programs and support undertake deliberate outreach activities to regional and remote areas. In the 2018 budget a further $5.3 million has been committed to pilot innovative technologies to improve care for people living with dementia. In addition, specialist dementia care units will be established in each of the 31 primary health network regions by 2022-23. The Australian government is committed to 200,000 million over five years to 2019 to boost Australia's research into the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of dementia.

Question agreed to.