Aged care planning was 'insufficient': Royal Commission

Sally Whyte
Updated October 1 2020 - 7:21pm, first published 6:30pm
The effect of COVID on the aged care sector in Australia was "disproportionate," the royal commission found. Picture: Getty Images
The effect of COVID on the aged care sector in Australia was "disproportionate," the royal commission found. Picture: Getty Images

Planning for dealing with COVID-19 in the aged care sector was insufficient, the royal commission has found, and lessons learnt from early outbreaks in NSW weren't passed on before the Victorian outbreak, with tragic consequences.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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