David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Through the inquiry process, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation raised that there currently isn't the Indigenous led workforce that can provide culturally appropriate care where it is needed. Currently, elders may have to move off country to live in aged-care facilities. There's no doubt that having more Indigenous aged-care workers and nurses would help provide more culturally appropriate care for these elders. Could the minister advise what plans are underway to ensure that the training of the next generation of Indigenous aged-care workers and nurses happens?