Question time in federal parliament

WHAT WE LEARNED

* There are 3569 centenarians in Australia, a number expected to rise to 40,000 by 2055.

* Aged-care quality complaints rose from two in the first year of the oversight agency to 61 in its third year.

* 185,000 older Australians could be experiencing abuse each year, according to Attorney-General Christian Porter.

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WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTED TO SPIN

Only a royal commission can put the facts on the table for a serious discussion about aged care.

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WHAT LABOR WANTED TO TALK ABOUT

The government has failed to acknowledge its own cuts to funding of the aged-care sector.

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WHAT THEY SAID

"I was quite disturbed by those stories." - Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt on ABC Four Corners program examining quality of care.

"Has the prime minister asked his department to arrange a briefing so the treasurer can understand the extent of the government cuts to aged care?" - Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen.

"I put three budgets together, three very good budgets." - Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

"The (renewable energy) target reaches a peak in 2020 and we will not be replacing it with anything." - Energy Minister Angus Taylor.

"Picking the pockets and handbags of the grandmothers and grandfathers right across the nation." - Jobs Minister Kelly O'Dwyer on Labor policy.

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TWEETED

@SwannyQLD Little wonder there's such distrust and disillusionment with this government - with five leadership teams in five years, they don't even trust themselves. #auspol #qt