Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo, Centre Alliance) Share this | Hansard source

My question is the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Briony has incomplete quadriplegia following an accident two years ago that broke her neck. Briony receives limited funding to help with showering and toileting. No funded rehabilitation or funded regular care or respite is funded. If Briony had been 64 when she broke her neck, she would have an NDIS package and support tailored to her needs. But Briony was 66. Minister, how is this not age discrimination, and when will the government agree to recommendation 72 of the aged-care royal commission report calling for equity for older Australians with a disability?

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