More money for the Aged Care sector - but is it enough?

Will extra government funding solve Australia's aged care industry issues?

Will extra government funding solve Australia's aged care industry issues? Source: Getty / Xinhua News Agency

In this episode of the Too Hard Basket, we'll look at aged care funding, and the money that's been set aside in the latest federal Budget to improve the wages of aged care workers. With Australia's population getting older, there's concern that the problems identified by the aged care royal commission still persist. We ask will this Budget be the game changer the sector needs?


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