Govt must not delay aged reforms: industry

Industry groups and Labor say the federal government must not delay aged care reforms, after it agreed to give the royal commission a six-month extension.

Leading Age Services CEO Sean Rooney says critical issues within the sector need to be fixed now. (AAP) Source: AAP

The extension of the aged care royal commission must not delay action to improve the system, industry groups say.

The federal government has given the inquiry an extra six months to complete its work, as well as appointing former Federal Court judge Tony Pagone QC as the third royal commissioner.

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