Budget package doesn't guarantee aged-care residents will get better care
- Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
ShutterstockThe big investment in aged care announced in last night’s federal budget – an extra A$17.7 billion over five years – is a welcome response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. But even an investment of this scale does not meet the level of ambition set by the royal commission.
The government has...





