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Sydney Morning Herald on 2022-10-20 10:00

Rising cost of aged care and big wage unknown put squeeze on government

Aged care reform was one of Labor’s key election pledges, but its promised $2.5 billion in extra funding could be dwarfed by the cost of wage rises.

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