Senate debates

Monday, 31 August 2020

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Aged Care

2:55 pm

Photo of Richard ColbeckRichard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Across the country, as I said earlier, there are about 60,000 people who pass away in residential aged care on an annual basis. The whole purpose of our system is to provide a system that is supportive, that provides a high quality of care, and this government clearly has an ambition to improve that quality of care. That's why we're undertaking the process that we're currently undertaking.

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