Shadow Aged Care Minister JulieCollinsMP says Labor is willing to help the federal government implement the recommendations made by the Aged Care Royal Commission but is concerned the changes will not be made competently in just eight weeks.
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Shadow Aged Care Minister Julie Collins says Labor is willing to help the federal government implement the recommendations made by the Aged Care Royal Commission but is concerned the changes will not be made competently in just eight weeks. The Coalition accepted all six recommendations made by the special report which also found certain elements of the government’s COVID-19 response were “insufficient”. The government was given a December 1 deadline to implement the changes.
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