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

Before moving general business notice of motion No. 774, I inform the chamber that Senators Polley, Sheldon and Griff will also sponsor the motion. On their behalf and on behalf of Senators Walsh, Lines and Watt I move:

That the Senate—

(a) recognises that aged care workers provide essential care and support to older Australians every day;

(b) notes that aged care workers are working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic;

(c) agrees that saying thank you to aged care workers for their hard work and dedication is not enough;

(d) acknowledges that our aged care system is in crisis with:

(i) not enough aged care workers,

(ii) inadequate training, and

(iii) low pay and insecure jobs for the workforce; and

(e) calls on the Government to urgently address the aged care crisis by introducing:

(i) minimum staffing levels,

(ii) better staff training, and

(iii) enhanced job security for the aged care workforce.