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

What I will continue to do and what the government will continue to do is the work that we have been doing in reforming and improving the aged-care sector in this country. Had the senator listened to the answers that I gave to the first two questions, she would understand that that work has been occurring and continues to occur—not only that; we are acting with appropriate urgency to ensure that these reforms continue.

It was this government that called the royal commission into aged care. There have been members on the other side trotting around saying that they supported it, when they didn't; in fact they called into doubt whether we actually needed an aged-care royal commission. This government has acted and continues to act while the royal commission continues to reform the sector and improve it so that senior Australians get the care they deserve in residential care and in home care.