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

Some of us remember that. And we were the ones that had the courage to call a royal commission, no matter how difficult that might have been for us as a government, and we were the ones who responded comprehensively to the royal commission. And the only response we've had from the Labor Party and Mr Albanese is: 'We'll spend more than the other lot.' Twelve months after the royal commission reported, and that's all we've got from Labor: 'We'll spend more than them.'

We have committed over $18 billion to reform this sector. We've commenced the process of reforming and legislating the reform through this government, so we're not interested in word games. We know how tough it is in the sector now—right now—and we're doing everything that we possibly can to assist the sector to work their way through this extremely difficult environment.