#aged care
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MS patients lose affordable home care in Australia
MSWA stops a Commonwealth-funded program, forcing 76 clients to find costlier alternatives and face an uncertain future.
Abc · 1m
Finding respite care in Australia is nearly impossible
A carer's five-day absence required 30 enquiries, dozens of emails and an interstate operation with friends because respite beds don't exist.
the Guardian · 2m
Algorithm promised override powers it couldn't legally give
Australian health officials discovered three days before rollout that aged care funding algorithm couldn't be overridden, despite months of reassurance to assessors.
the Guardian · 2m
One Nation's plan to cut 750,000 migrants
Pauline Hanson wants temporary migration back at 2017 levels, and business says the bill lands on hospitals, farms and building sites.
the Guardian · 2m