Sam Rae

Latest speeches

1. Hon. Mark Butler MP - Press Conference [Part 2] · Australian Parliament · 20 August 2026

   • Sam Rae: provider certainty and CHSP long‑term design

     “Well, for those that might have already left the program, we would very much hope that they'd give second thought to that. For the many providers, both local government and other types of providers across the sector, not-for-profit, community-based organisations,…”

     Watch from 4:50

   • Aged care classification algorithm: escalation pathway and safeguards

     “So, the escalation pathway that you're referring to, we announced that we'll pursue legislation to enable that. As I said, of the quarter of a million assessments that were conducted in the first half of this year, we had about…”

     Watch from 10:01

2. Federation Chamber · Australian Parliament · 20 August 2026

   • Constituency statements: industry support and community events

     “Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Tuesday this week was Vietnam Veterans Day and the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. I want to begin by acknowledging the service held in Melton as well as others held across our community…”

     Watch from 12:41

3. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 18 August 2026

   • Q&A: Home Care Algorithm, Bird Flu Response and Bipartisanship

     “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the member for her question. Can I firstly address some of those issues that she's raised around the integrated assessment tool. The integrated assessment tool is part of the single assessment system, which was…”

     Watch from 3:15:10

4. House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 4) · Australian Parliament · 12 August 2026

   • Question Time: Aged care pay rises, migration numbers and home batteries

     “Thank you Mr Speaker. I thank the member for Chisholm for her question. She's always been a champion for working people and for the people that they care for as well. Mr Speaker on the first of August aged care…”

     Watch from 1:24:28

5. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 2 July 2026

   • Question Time Part 1: aged care AI, social media law, borders

     “Thank you, mister speaker. I thank the member for the question. And, firstly, can I extend my condolences to mister Austin's family? As I said earlier in this week, it stands to any reasonable reasonable person's judgment that there's not…”

     Watch from 5:11:11

   • Question Time Part 1: aged care AI, social media law, borders

     “Thank you, mister speaker. Let me be clear. Assessments are always conducted by qualified human assessors with clinical input documented from start to finish. And this is about delivering a system that is efficient, accurate, and fair so that no…”

     Watch from 5:22:25

6. House of Representatives Chamber (part 1 of 2) · Australian Parliament · 30 June 2026

   • Natural disaster management and firefighter controversy

     “Thank you, mister speaker, and thank you to the member for Werriwa. I know many colleagues on this side of the chamber share my great admiration for her and the fearless way that she fights for the people of Southwestern…”

     Watch from 2:54:46

   • Paid parental leave and aged care workforce outcomes

     “in this place wants any older Australian to pass away waiting for the care that they deserve. Now the Royal Commission into aged care quality and safety examined exactly this. Now at the peak of the aged care crisis, which…”

     Watch from 3:12:36

   • Matter of Public Importance: ‘failure to govern for older Australians’

     “Thank you, deputy speaker. Listening to the member for Gipps Land, it strikes me just how far this parliament has drifted from where it used to be. There was a time, and it wasn't so long ago, when aged care,…”

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