Richard Colbeck on aged care and the Olympics
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
In last week’s budget, $17.7 billion was allocated to the aged care sector, in response to the damning findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety.
The commission’s final report painted a grim picture of a sector in need of sweeping overhaul - with people in residential care requiring a more supportive –...