Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I thought I would use my time in this grievance debate to discuss an issue that I believe is of utmost importance to Australia and to our future as a nation. I suppose this issue is highlighted even more to me because I come from an electorate that is ageing. Just in case you did not pick this up, I will be talking about ageing. I want to talk from a positive perspective about what we need to do as a society to utilise and appreciate those people in our society who are getting older and are still quite fit and healthy. On the other hand I would like to talk a little about issues that confront people—

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