Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Minister representing the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, Senator Scullion. This morning, The Australian reported on a leaked email revealing that five hours after Prime Minister Morrison denied cutting $1.2 billion from aged-care funding, staff from Treasurer Frydenberg's office emailed the offices of Minister Hunt and Minister Wyatt, scrambling for information about the cut. Is the government denying Prime Minister Morrison's cut, despite it being printed in budget papers bearing his name, to cover up the fact that he just forgot about it?