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

I'll say it again: I think that all Australians in the workforce should be fairly remunerated. The balance of how that remuneration is established in relation to all other elements of the economy is rightly and properly determined by Fair Work Australia. That's why Fair Work Australia was set up. I presume that's why the Labor Party established Fair Work Australia. And whatever pay rise is granted to workers in the aged-care sector, Mr Albanese agrees with the government that it's up to Fair Work Australia to decide. That's the process. I believe they deserve a fair day's work for a fair day's pay, and they work hard. They work extremely hard. I've acknowledged countless times in this chamber how hard they work. I've spoken to aged-care workers. I believe that they should be fairly recompensed, and I will continue to maintain that.