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Bring on the royal commission, but we have a plan to act on aged care right now

  • Written by John Pollaers, Melbourne Enterprise Professor, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne
Bring on the royal commission, but we have a plan to act on aged care right nowShifting negative attitudes towards ageing, the elderly, death and dying is a social challenge and key to an effective aged care workforce strategy. Shutterstock

There has been no shortage of inquiries into the aged care system over the past few decades. That shocking systemic problems of neglect and abuse remain, as revealed by the ABC’s...

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