Aged care minister won't resign despite Labor's continued attacks on government's Covid response

Richard Colbeck says his recent missteps are not indicative of the work he's doing more broadly in the portfolio'

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Aged care minister Richard Colbeck insists he has the confidence of the prime minister, and has not considered resigning, as Labor resumed its parliamentary attack on the government's record during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Colbeck told reporters on Monday his recent missteps, like failing to recall the number of Australians who had died in residential aged care during the pandemic, were not indicative of the work that I'm doing more broadly in the portfolio".