Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Kitching, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

  (i) the Morrison Government sees ageing as a problem and the market as the solution,

  (ii) the Morrison Government sees older Australians as a problem, with the Treasurer describing the ageing population as an "economic time bomb",

  (iii) this Morrison Government thinks a market-led solution is the answer to every problem, including visa processing, Centrelink's Robodebt compliance and outsourced debt collection program, the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and security vetting services in the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency, and

  (iv) based on the track record above, the Morrison Government's market-led solutions result in additional costs to the taxpayer and poor outcomes for ordinary "quiet" Australians; and

(b) calls on the Morrison Government to stop the privatisation of ACAT services.