Senator FIERRAVANTI-WELLS (New South Wales) (14:43): Mr President, I have a supplementary question. Minister, in the last aged-care approval rounds announced on 22 December 2011, more than 24,000 applications were made to the Department of Health and Ageing for the 1,698 community places advertised. How can the Gillard government, which claims to care for older Australians, sit on its hands while over 22,000 applicants miss out?
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