The Informer

15 Nov 2019

The scathing report from the Aged Care Royal Commission

Families, Health, LGBTIQ, Science & Medicine

Last week the Royal Commission into the Aged Care system released its interim report. The title says it all: “A Shocking Tale of Neglect”.  We talk through some of the issues with Toby Halligan, including his experiences working in aged care.

We also speak to Andrea Waling, a research fellow from La Trobe university about the kinds of barriers that our community faces.

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