Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Walsh for the question. The aged-care royal commission found that the system was failing older Australians. The final report can be summed up in the title of the interim report, Neglect.

Since we were elected the Albanese government has worked tirelessly to address all the problems across the aged-care system. The reforms we've announced today will deliver more and better care for older Australians. Today we addressed the first recommendation that was made by the commissioners: the government will introduce a new aged-care act to replace the Howard era Aged Care Act 1997. This act will deliver once-in-a-generation reform to aged care. It will ensure that older Australians will be treated with dignity and respect, and it puts the rights of older Australians at the centre of our aged-care system. This act will deliver certainty in the future of aged care for older people, their families and carers, workers, advocates and aged-care providers.