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Royal Commission into Australia's Aged Care sector begins

Media watch the first public hearing in the federal government's Royal Commission for Aged Care Quality and Safety at the Roma Mitchell Commonwealth Law Court Building in Adelaide, Friday, January 18, 2019. (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO ARCHIVING

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Victims and their families are being encouraged to speak out as the Royal Commission into Australia’s aged care sector begins. The Royal Commission was established after reports of a number of scandals in the aged care sector, which revealed instances of physical and emotional abuse, neglect, over-medicating residents and physically restraining them.



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