Aged care funding plans seen as inadequate

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has promised a much-needed $10 billion-plus aged care package spread over four years in his third budget on Tuesday.

While larger that was has been speculated in the media, it is still seen as inadequate after years of neglect in the sector.

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians points out the royal commission into aged care estimated successive government cuts had already left a shortfall of almost $10 billion annually.

“The findings of the royal commission were damning,”…

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