Mr MORRISON (Cook—Prime Minister) (14:48): I can confirm, as I did in response to the Leader of the Labor Party's earlier question, that the data I have is that in 2022—so far this year—some 587 deaths are reported in residential aged-care facilities that are COVID related. And I note the advice that was provided to us just this week by Professor Brendan Murphy, who continues to make this point, that there were some 4,141 Australians living in residential aged-care facilities who have passed away since 1 January this year. And many Australians, we know around 1,000 per week on average, pre-COVID would pass away in aged-care facilities each week. And what Professor Murphy has reminded us is that, when people are passing away with COVID, that does not necessarily mean that they have passed away because of COVID. That is the medical advice. That is the health advice. And our task is to ensure that all of those in aged care— Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: Members on my left. Mr MORRISON: can receive the best quality aged care that can possibly be provided under the severe strains that are being imposed on the aged-care system as a result of the pandemic. Ms Coker interject ing— The SPEAKER: The member for Corangamite. Opposition members interjecting— Mr MORRISON: Those opposite may wish to dismiss those pressures. They may wish to pretend that they are not there. And I think that that would diminish the great sacrifice and work that is being done by people in our aged-care system to try and manage that support as best as they can, people who have been provided with record support by the Commonwealth government. I do not believe that the challenges that we're seeing in aged-care facilities should be a subject for the opposition to seek to exploit for political gain in this way. I would urge the opposition to work with the government to address this challenge and not to undermine the confidence of Australians in an aged-care sector that is clearly under pressure because of the pandemic. All Australians are working as hard as they can to provide the best care they can.