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

As I said earlier this morning, we have seen a number of changes with the aged-care workforce. Obviously the aged-care wage increases have significantly improved the aged-care workforce, both in retaining and in attracting people to the aged-care system. This is something that the minister has been working very hard on. Clearly, expanding services significantly can only be successful if there is the workforce to provide them, but the aged-care wage has been probably the single biggest important initiative, which, again, the minister fought very hard for. There is also the work that's been released—this professional framework to build and strengthen the aged-care workforce. I know we're not allowed props, but I'll just show you that one. And working with providers about their expectations is clearly part of it.