Senate debates

Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Questions without Notice

Aged Care

2:53 pm

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

Those opposite failed to meet the growing need for home care. And the royal commission revealed what was happening on their watch: neglect. Aged-care workers could get paid more stacking shelves than looking after older Australians. And we know that investments are necessary. We want older Australians to have the freedom, the support and the choices that they ask for to remain at home and to stay in the community that they love. (Time expired)

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