Derryn Hinch (Victoria, Derryn Hinch's Justice Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Dean Smith, move:

That the Senate:

(a) notes that:

  (i) 28 October 2018 is National Grandparents Day,

  (ii) in Australia, there are tens of thousands of grandparents who take on the role as primary carers for their grandchildren in circumstances where parents are unwilling or unable to do so, and

  (iii) in many cases, these grandparents take on this role at great emotional, financial and physical cost, at a time when they should be enjoying their retirement;

(b) reaffirms the findings of the 2014 report of the Community Affairs References Committee on grandparents who take primary responsibility for raising their grandchildren; and

(c) acknowledges the tireless work that these worthy Australians do, which often goes unrecognised, and encourages the Australian Government to continue to work to alleviate the challenges that these grandparents face.

Question agreed to.