Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie Network) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care, Senator Gallagher. In December 2022 the government introduced a star rating system for aged-care facilities. The idea was to provide accessible and reliable information about the quality of aged care. Recently it has been reported that experts have criticised the system, claiming that it's a poor functioning system resulting in high rankings for potentially substandard facilities. They say the data provided by aged-care facilities is not vetted or checked thoroughly, meaning it isn't accurate. Minister, do you believe that Australians can rely on this system to ensure they or their loved ones receive the best-quality aged care?