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Australia is facing a shortfall of at least 110,000 aged care workers within a decade – or 400,000 workers by 2050 – unless urgent action is taken to boost the workforce now, a new report has warned.
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A Queensland woman is taking legal action against her father's aged care facility after they allegedly failed to manage his pain medication while he was dying from pancreatic cancer, but the provider has said the media has misrepresented the facts.
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The government’s 2024 tax cuts will give bank CEOs earning $5.2 million a year a $9,000 tax cut, while someone working in aged care on the minimum wage will get nothing. If the Low and Middle-Income Tax Offset is not extended, aged care workers will actually be worse off.
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