Australian Parliament: House of Representatives · Question Time | 15th October 2026
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increased Commonwealth aged-care spending from $24 billion to $44 billion in one year
$24 billion → $44 billion, tripled home-care packages in six years, 99 % of nursing-home shifts now have a registered nurse
“When workers were leaving the sector… we increased aged care wages. We invested $18 billion. We put registered nurses in every aged care home around the clock, 24-7.”
“Almost $18 billion into aged care wages over four years. A registered nurse… is now more than $36,000 a year better off than in 2022.”
“We can disappear the budget deficit overnight. The NDIS is basically the budget deficit… we’re spending… 50 to 60 billion a year on the NDIS and Australia’s budget deficit is about 60 billion a year”
“We spend our 10 billion next year for 2027”
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