Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I will await the findings of the royal commission and the recommendations of the royal commission before the government responds to the royal commission, just as we have already responded to the interim report of the royal commission, which has dealt with, particularly, in-home aged-care places, and we will have the opportunity to provide further responses to those items that were raised in the interim report of the royal commission in this year's budget and, if need be, the midyear statement as well. The royal commissioners should be allowed to continue to do their work. Having commissioned it, I am keen for them to deal with all of the issues that need to be addressed and for those to be sifted through and the royal commission to be able to come to its set of findings and to provide its recommendations. But I don't propose to undertake a running commentary on the commission's hearings and commentary that is passed along the way. I think it's important that we just let the royal commission do its job, and I would ask that all members of this place would join me in supporting the royal commission to get on with its work—

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