Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

With great respect, Mr Speaker, this is absolutely directly about wages. I started with the $3,700 and $2,700 of direct wage supplement. In addition to that, there is $3.2 billion, which goes to the ability to provide additional support for our personal care workers and for our nurses.

Honourable members interjecting—

That's how they're paid. They aren't paid directly by government; they are paid by the people who employ them. That is providing support to the employers to support the employee.

Honourable members interjecting—

I have a feeling that they're not actually that interested.

Mr Butler interjecting—

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