Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Pocock for that question. The government is very focused on ensuring that First Nations elders get the safe and culturally appropriate care that they deserve. For Support at Home, the means testing is reliant on the broader social security means testing that uses the definitions under social security law. I'm aware of the article that you're citing, I think. Minister Rae has indicated that he takes those concerns seriously and that he will be considering the effects of all co-contributions on First Nations Australians in aged care. More broadly, the point the government would make is that every First Nations elder deserves access to aged care that's culturally sensitive and that suits their needs, and we are determined to make sure that our historic investment in aged care delivers that.