Michael Forshaw (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The President has received a letter from Senator McLucas proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion, namely:

The need for the Government to:

(a)

treat the allegations of sexual abuse in residential aged care facilities as a matter of national priority, and

(b)

restore public confidence in residential aged care in Australia by investigating these allegations and reporting openly on the findings.

I call upon those senators who approve of the proposed discussion to rise in their places.

More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places—