Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Hanson was right when she yesterday that the government had no intention of privatising the aged-care assessment process. I've been saying that for a long time. The opposition can pass as many motions and make as many claims as they like, but it's not going to change the fact that the government has no intention, and never has had any intention, of privatising the ACAT process. I said yesterday, and I'll repeat today, that we will work closely with state governments to ensure that senior Australians—