Generational reform or too little too late? The budget verdict
The government will plough $17.7 billion into aged care in the aftermath of the royal commission inquiry
“This is a once-in-a-generation reform to aged care to deliver respect, care and dignity to our senior Australians.”
That was what Minister for Health Greg Hunt declared after last night’s budget, which included $17.7 billion to fix a system whose failures were exposed in graphic detail by last year’s royal commission.
