Government caves to demands, will release more home care packages

Government caves to demands, will release more home care packages

The federal government has caved to political pressure and will support a Coalition amendment to release an additional 20 thousand in-home aged care packages between now and November. The Coalition, Greens and Independents have been lobbying the government to commit to bringing forward the packages for older Australians. Health Minister Mark Butler and Aged Care Minister Sam Rae discuss the new in-home aged care packages at a press conference.


User: ABC NEWS (Australia)

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Uploaded: 2025-09-03

Duration: 01:55

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