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When aged care workers earn just $22 an hour, a one-off...

By Hal Swerissen, La Trobe University and Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute The federal government’s promise of up to A$800 between now and May for aged care workers is a short-term political “fix” designed to cover over a long-term policy failure. Numerous reports have pointed out Australia’s...
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Federal government did not prepare aged care sector adequately for COVID:...

By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra The royal commission into aged care has said government did not prepare the sector well enough for the pandemic. In...
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