Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

As agreed earlier, I seek leave to incorporate the remainder of my speech in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The remainder of the speech read as follows—

He would refuse to shower; he began to look increasingly frail but was capable of acts of surprising strength. Like many people with severe symptoms of dementia, Jack needed extensive care and support from hardworking staff. Properly looking after people with severe symptoms of dementia is not something that we can shy away from, but that is clearly what this government is doing—it has been over two months since Senator Fifield announced the cessation of the supplement, and we still do not know what his plans are. The member for Blair and I stand ready for this government to act and to work with us to find a solution.