Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Before I start into the substance of my address today I would like to ask a question: where was Senator Barnett when the former Howard government was in government? I would like to remind Senator Barnett that there was a particular piece of evidence given to the inquiry into residential and community aged care in Launceston—my home state and, indeed, Senator Barnett’s local stomping ground—by the Hon. Dr Frank Madill, Chairman of the Board, Presbyterian Care Tasmania. I know that Senator Barnett knows the Hon. Dr Frank Madill, and he is probably the person that gave Senator Barnett the petition. The Hon. Dr Frank Madill is a former Liberal member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. This is what Dr Madill had to say. I will paraphrase, of course, as I would not want to take Dr Madill out of context.