27th Nov 2019, 4:22 PM – Senate Motions - Aged Care - Inadequate response
Summary
EditThe majority voted in favour of a motion introduced by Tasmanian Senator Anne Urquhart (Labor), which means it was successful. Motions like these don't make any legal changes on their own but are politically influential because they represent the will of the Senate.
Motion text
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) there are 120,000 older Australians waiting for their approved home care package, with many waiting more than two years for the care they have been approved for,
(ii) there are more than 16,000 older Australians who died waiting for the approved home care package which they were assessed for in 2017-18, and sadly, that was approximately 300 older Australians who died each week in that year waiting for care, and
(iii) there are around 14,000 older Australians who entered residential aged care prematurely because they could not get the care they were assessed for and approved for in 2017-18, and sadly, that was approximately 200 older Australians each week having no other choice but to enter residential aged care;
(b) further notes that, since 2017, the number of older Australians waiting for home care grew from 88,000 to 120,000; and
(c) condemns the Morrison Government for its inadequate response to the Royal Commission's interim report, and not providing the home care older Australians need.
Votes Passed by a small majority
Nobody rebelled against their party.
Party | Votes | |
---|---|---|
Cory Bernardi SA Australian Conservatives | Absent | |
Australian Greens (89% turnout) | 8 Yes – 0 No | |
Richard Di Natale Victoria | Yes | |
Mehreen Faruqi NSW | Yes | |
Nick McKim Tasmania | Yes | |
Janet Rice Victoria | Yes | |
Rachel Siewert WA | Yes | |
Jordon Steele-John WA | Yes | |
Larissa Waters Queensland | Yes | |
Peter Whish-Wilson Tasmania | Yes | |
Sarah Hanson-Young SA | Absent | |
Australian Labor Party (84% turnout) | 21 Yes – 0 No | |
Tim Ayres NSW | Yes | |
Catryna Bilyk Tasmania | Yes | |
Carol Brown Tasmania | Yes | |
Kim Carr Victoria | Yes | |
Anthony Chisholm Queensland | Yes | |
Raff Ciccone Victoria | Yes | |
Don Farrell SA | Yes | |
Alex Gallacher SA | Yes | |
Katy Gallagher ACT | Yes | |
Nita Green Queensland | Yes | |
Kimberley Kitching Victoria | Yes | |
Jenny McAllister NSW | Yes | |
Malarndirri McCarthy NT | Yes | |
Helen Polley Tasmania | Yes | |
Louise Pratt WA | Yes | |
Tony Sheldon NSW | Yes | |
Marielle Smith SA | Yes | |
Glenn Sterle WA | Yes | |
Anne Urquhart Tasmania | Yes | |
Jess Walsh Victoria | Yes | |
Murray Watt Queensland | Yes | |
Patrick Dodson WA | Absent | |
Kristina Keneally NSW | Absent | |
Deborah O'Neill NSW | Absent | |
Penny Wong SA | Absent | |
Centre Alliance (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
Stirling Griff SA | Yes | |
Rex Patrick SA | Yes | |
Sam McMahon NT Country Liberal Party | No | |
Sue Lines WA Deputy President | Yes | |
Jacqui Lambie Tasmania Jacqui Lambie Network | Yes | |
Liberal National Party (50% turnout) | 0 Yes – 1 No | |
James McGrath Queensland | No | |
Matthew Canavan Queensland | Absent | |
Liberal Party (89% turnout) | 0 Yes – 25 No | |
Eric Abetz Tasmania | No | |
Alex Antic SA | No | |
Wendy Askew Tasmania | No | |
Simon Birmingham SA | No | |
Andrew Bragg NSW | No | |
Slade Brockman WA | No | |
Michaelia Cash WA | No | |
Claire Chandler Tasmania | No | |
Richard Colbeck Tasmania | No | |
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania | No | |
David Fawcett SA | No | |
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells NSW | No | |
Sarah Henderson Victoria | No | |
Hollie Hughes NSW | No | |
Jane Hume Victoria | No | |
Jim Molan NSW | No | |
Matt O'Sullivan WA | No | |
James Paterson Victoria | No | |
Gerard Rennick Queensland | No | |
Linda Reynolds WA | No | |
Anne Ruston SA | No | |
Paul Scarr Queensland | No | |
Zed Seselja ACT | No | |
Dean Smith WA | No | |
David Van Victoria | No | |
Mathias Cormann WA | Absent | |
Marise Payne NSW | Absent | |
Amanda Stoker Queensland | Absent | |
National Party (100% turnout) | 0 Yes – 3 No | |
Perin Davey NSW | No | |
Susan McDonald Queensland | No | |
Bridget McKenzie Victoria | No | |
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party (100% turnout) | 2 Yes – 0 No | |
Pauline Hanson Queensland | Yes | |
Malcolm Roberts Queensland | Yes | |
Scott Ryan Victoria President | No | |
Totals (87% turnout) | 35 Yes – 31 No |
Turnout is the percentage of members eligible to vote that did vote.