00:00I'm pleased to announce that I think we've reached a position where we can support the
00:07position of Senator Rustin in the Senate when it comes to a vote over the course of today,
00:14I think. I don't really speak Senate, but I think the vote will be over the course of
00:19today. We will be supporting the position that Senator Rustin has outlined. That's
00:24something we think is very consistent with the approach we've taken to build a New Age
00:29Care System. That will mean there will be 20,000 additional home care packages released between
00:37now and the end of October, which is the last date before the New Age Care System comes into effect.
00:44From the 1st of November, the start date of the New Age Care System until the 31st of December,
00:50there will be an additional 20,000 support home packages put into the system. And in the first
00:57six months of next year, the remaining 43,000 of Labor's support at home packages will be put
01:05into the market. I think that that reflects an agreed position between the two major parties,
01:11the two parties of government. I hope now that means we can get this legislation through the Senate.
01:17I am very happy that we now have a bipartisan pathway to passing these bills. The bills,
01:23as Minister Butler has outlined, are critical for the commencement of the new Aged Care Act and the
01:30accompanying support at home program. Throughout this reform process, we've taken a principled
01:36approach, a commitment to the bipartisan nature of these reforms. It's how we ensure that they are
01:42enduring and meaningful. And we've taken a pragmatic approach to always making sure that our focus remains
01:48on getting as much care to as many older people as possible.
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