To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives assembled in Parliament:

The petition of certain residents of Australia notes with concern the impact of the policy of charging entry fees—often necessitating the sale of the family home—for people needing nursing home care. Furthermore, the petitioners note with concern the impact of the policy of charging residents of aged care facilities an extra daily fee which provides no additional benefit to the resident and is nothing more than a disguised Government tax.

Your petitioners therefore request that the House of Representatives act to ensure that nursing home care is equally available to all who need it and further that the family home is exempted from any asset test related to the payment of such care.

And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.