The human cost of a broken aged care system with Penny Allman-Payne
Greens senator Penny Allman-Payne tells Tom McIlroy about how she has seen lives put at risk by a for-profit system
October 10, 202524m 25s
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Show Notes
As Labor’s new aged care system gets set to begin on 1 November, Greens senator Penny Allman-Payne speaks about her father’s recent move into residential aged care and the personal stories she has heard as chair of a Greens-led inquiry into the sector. She speaks with Guardian Australia’s political editor, Tom McIlroy, about how she has seen lives put at risk by a for-profit system, and why she thinks the government is not doing enough for those waiting for a home care package
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Aged careHousingAustralian politicsAgeingAustralia newsAustralian Greens