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senate vote 2020-12-01#5
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Motions — Covid-19: Aged Care- Motions - Covid-19: Aged Care - Take urgent action + criticise Morrison Government
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<p class="speaker">Anne Urquhart</p><p>I move:</p>-
- The same number of senators voted for and against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2020-12-01.129.2) introduced by Tasmanian Senator [Anne Urquhart](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/anne_urquhart) (Labor), which means it failed.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
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- > *(a) notes that:*
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- >> *(i) Australia's aged care system was in crisis before the COVID-19 pandemic,*
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- >> *(ii) sadly 685 older Australians have died in residential aged care facilities due to COVID-19, and*
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- >> *(iii) the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety's special report into COVID-19 stated that the Morrison Government did not have a COVID-19 plan devoted solely to aged care;*
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- > *(b) recognises the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, that:*
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- >> *(i) the Morrison Government did not prepare for COVID-19 in aged care despite early warning signs,*
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- >> *(ii) there was difficulty for aged care workers to access personal protective equipment,*
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- >> *(iii) there was insufficient infection control training for aged care workers,*
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- >> *(iv) there was no surge workforce strategy document,*
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- >> *(v) the Morrison Government did not have any idea of how many aged care staff were working across multiple sites, and*
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- >> *(vi) reports on the number of infections and the sites were not made public in a timely manner; and*
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- > *(c) calls on the Morrison Government to take responsibility for fixing their aged care system in crisis and take urgent action now.*
<p class="italic">That the Senate—</p><p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p><p class="italic">(i) Australia's aged care system was in crisis before the COVID-19 pandemic,</p><p class="italic">(ii) sadly 685 older Australians have died in residential aged care facilities due to COVID-19, and</p><p class="italic">(iii) the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety's special report into COVID-19 stated that the Morrison Government did not have a COVID-19 plan devoted solely to aged care;</p><p class="italic">(b) recognises the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, that:</p><p class="italic">(i) the Morrison Government did not prepare for COVID-19 in aged care despite early warning signs,</p><p class="italic">(ii) there was difficulty for aged care workers to access personal protective equipment,</p><p class="italic">(iii) there was insufficient infection control training for aged care workers,</p><p class="italic">(iv) there was no surge workforce strategy document,</p><p class="italic">(v) the Morrison Government did not have any idea of how many aged care staff were working across multiple sites, and</p><p class="italic">(vi) reports on the number of infections and the sites were not made public in a timely manner; and</p><p class="italic">(c) calls on the Morrison Government to take responsibility for fixing their aged care system in crisis and take urgent action now.</p> <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p><p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p> <p class="speaker">Jonathon Duniam</p><p>The government accepted and is acting on all six recommendations from the royal commission's special report on COVID-19, yesterday announcing an additional investment of $132.2 million of measures in response. They include funding for mental and allied health support, funding to support the costs of engaging infection prevention leads in facilities, and further funding towards a serious incident response scheme in 2021. This is in addition to significant investments to support our plan to prevent and combat COVID-19 in aged care. This brings the total COVID-19 investment by the government in aged care to $1.7 billion.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The question is that motion No. 889 be agreed to.</p> -
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