Senate debates

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Questions without Notice

Aged Care

2:37 pm

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

and not for the population we can expect to have in 10 or 20 years. Everybody will remember how the royal commission described the system that was administered by those opposite as one characterised by neglect. Since coming to government, we have set about compressing a decade's worth of reform into a three-or-four-year period. We've invested more in three years than those opposite invested in their 10 years in government, and we've invested over $4.3 billion in the new Support at Home program. These are facts that those opposite don't wish to hear, but this is important work that the government takes seriously because we respect the contribution made by older Australians, and we're determined to provide the services that they require.

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