Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) pays tribute to Australia's world-class healthcare professionals for their incredible, life-saving work during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic;

(b) recognises that healthcare workers have placed themselves at personal peril while at work in order to save the lives of others during the pandemic, including in the face of shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE);

(c) further recognises the role of our exceptional public health experts who have led Australia's response to the pandemic;

(d) notes with gratitude the professionalism and dedication of our doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and all those working in our public health system, during the pandemic and throughout their careers;

(e) acknowledges the significant mental health burden on health professionals during this challenging time; and

(f) calls on the Federal Government to:

(i) support and appropriately fund Australia's world-class public health system and all those delivering essential health care within it, and

(ii) ensure that no healthcare worker is put at greater risk through lack of access to PPE or other essential equipment.