Aged Care Minister grilled over response failures during pandemic

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is standing by the Aged Care Minister, despite Mr Richard Colbeck being unable to say how many elderly Australians have died from COVID-19. Meanwhile, the Federal Government committed a further $100 million-dollars to safeguard the sector.

Australian Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, May 1, 2020. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

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