Senator SMITH (Western Australia) (15:26): I move: That the Senate acknowledges: (a) the valuable contribution that grandparents who take on the primary responsibility for raising their grandchildren make to the Australian community; (b) that, while these grandparents take on these added responsibilities with great care and commitment, it can often lead to financial, physical and emotional hardship; and (c) the announcement by the Western Australian State Government that it will introduce a Grandcarers Support Scheme which will provide financial assistance to those grandparents who care for their grandchildren full-time but do not receive financial support through the Department of Child Protection. Question agreed to.