Julie Collins (Franklin, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Mental Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is again to the . Minister, has the per resident funding for the complex high-care Aged Care Funding Instrument gone down as a result of the 2016 budget?

Mr Rob Mitchell interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for McEwen will cease interjecting.

Ken Wyatt (Hasluck, Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Franklin for her question. Based on the latest data in 2017-18, the average Australian government payment subsidy plus supplement for a permanent resident in residential care was $66,000 per resident. This compares to $53,000 in 2012-13, which was Labor's last financial year. This was an increase—

Government Members:

Government members interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The minister will resume his seat. Members on my right will cease interjecting. The member for Franklin on a point of order.

Julie Collins (Franklin, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Mental Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To be directly relevant, Speaker, he needs to answer, 'Has it gone down as a result of the 2016 budget?' not compare it to 2012.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Franklin will resume her seat. I haven't called the minister yet. If the minister can just wait, I'll rule on the point of order.

Government members interjecting—

If members on my right could not interject, I can—

Mr Wyatt interjecting—

No, the minister doesn't have the call. I was saying that, if members on my right can cease interjecting, I can actually hear the point of order properly.

Mr Brendan O'Connor interjecting—

I can't believe the member for Gorton can't hear me. He's three feet away. We're less than 30 seconds into the minister's answer. He's being relevant to the subject matter. I'm listening to the minister very carefully, and I do point out that it was a very specific question, and the minister is entitled to give some context at the beginning of his answer.

Ken Wyatt (Hasluck, Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Health) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The funding for ACFI expenditure has continued to increase against claims across all three domains. I thank you, Speaker.