CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 1 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript:

Note

Joint press conference with

The Hon Sam Rae MP

Minister for Aged Care and Seniors

Subjects: wage rise for aged care workers, Home Guarantee Scheme, 5 per cent deposits, interest rates decision, tariffs

Leeanne Enoch:

Thank you very much everybody for coming along today. I do want to acknowledge our Treasurer and of course Minister Rae, we've got members of state parliament here, Corrine McMillan and Margie Nightingale among many guests who've come along to celebrate the beginning of Seniors' Month in Queensland. Of course Seniors' Month is a month‑long celebration. It recognises the incredible contribution of senior Queenslanders to every ...