Paul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Thank goodness the time has expired. In regard Damian Drum, the member who managed to advocate for an aged care home in his own electorate that had gone into voluntary administration and gone into liquidation, and managed to get some urgent funding to keep that facility open, with all of its associated ancillary services, that is exactly what I, as a senator, would expect from a member of the Lower House—advocating for his constituents. An aged care facility closing down—it's in administration and there are a lot of vulnerable people in a very difficult situation, and the local member advocates for those vulnerable people and delivers funding to that establishment and keeps it open so that it can continue providing aged care services and health services to his constituents. That is exactly why we're here—to deliver those sorts of services in that crisis situation to our constituents. That's the reason we're here. That's not pork barrelling. That's discharging your obligations to your communities and your constituents. Moving onto the sports grants program—and I note Senator O'Farrell is here—