Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. I refer the minister to a statement made by the Prime Minister during the 2010 election, where she stated, 'If re-elected, further aged-care reform will be a second-term priority for my government.' I also refer the minister to a statement made on the same day by then Minister for Health and Ageing, Minister Roxon, that, 'We will respond quickly to the commission's recommendations.' Given that it has now been six months since the Prime Minister and Minister Butler publicly released the Productivity Commission report into caring for older Australians, how much longer will older Australians be forced to wait to get the government's response to the 58 recommendations?