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Organisations welcome new Aged Care Act, some challenges not addressed

The new Aged Care Act came into effect at the beginning of November, and community organisations welcome the new bill protecting older Australians.  The Council On the Ageing, or COTA, says this is a positive step towards the needs of ageing Australians.  The Act includes more protections to speak up about concerns without reprisal, and …

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War on the home front: Labor forced to increase roll out of in-home aged care packages

There has been an uprising in the senate today as the Coalition, Greens and independents have joined forces to push for the immediate roll out of the new in-home aged care package which was set to be released in November. The calls have come after a senate inquiry found out that over 121,000 people were …

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