More than 200,000 aged care workers will get a cash bonus, as the Prime Minister tries to win back voters ahead of the federal election. jekearsley 9News DETAILS:
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce two new new bonus payments worth up to $400 each for aged care workers struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He will promise aged care sector workers two payments that total up to $800 — the first will be available within weeks and the second by early May.Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce the payments during a National Press Club speech Tuesday, February 1. "Of course, none of our health outcomes would be possible without the hard work, long hours and dedicated care offered by our frontline health and aged care workforce," Mr Morrison will say, according to a draft of the speech.Scott Morrison facing election defeat, latest Newspoll shows
"Today's announcement of two financial bonuses for aged care workers is a welcome relief for the people who have cared for our older Australians during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis," she said in a statement.
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