Senator RUSTON (South Australia—Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (14:18): Minister, last year only 802 new aged-care beds were delivered, despite the need for more than 10,000 every year for the next 10 years. This left thousands of older Australians in hospitals waiting for an aged-care bed. Why is the Prime Minister asking the states to cut hospital budgets instead of ensuring medically fit older Australians can leave hospital?