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20,000 more aged care packages more quickly after Labor agrees to Coalition deal

SBS News In Depth

Sep 3, 202506:28

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20,000 more home care packages are to be available to vulnerable older Australians after the federal government was forced to make a deal with the Coalition. It was the first major test faced by Labor since it was re-elected, which was cornered in the senate to make changes to its aged care reform policy.

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