Aged-Care Workers

Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (14:52): My question is to the Premier. What will your government do to assist the predominantly female aged-care workers facing substantial wage cuts at their RDNS workplace, now part of an outsourced Silver Chain operation? With your leave, sir, and that of the house I will explain.

Leave granted.

Ms BEDFORD: The royal commission into aged care is expected to hand down its final report next week. At the same time, South Australian aged-care workers are facing wage cuts, substantial wage cuts, proving yet again that privatisation has only two outcomes: less care for already vulnerable people and less wages for the people trying to do their best to look after them.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government) (14:53): The royal commissions that are underway have an agency in the Attorney-General's Department to support the provision of documentation and information, and we do that. There is both the aged-care royal commission that you referred to as well as the disability royal commission, which is underway.

In regard to the information that has been provided on this matter, or any aspect on which we can assist, I will make some inquiries. But, yes, we do receive the interim reports and we do prepare, for the government's consideration, any submissions that we present on those. I will make that inquiry and provide such information as I am able.