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Andrew Brown

Aged care workers criticise COVID response

Labor's Clare O'Neil (right) is calling for a pay rise for workers in the aged care sector. (AAP)

Aged care workers have lashed out at conditions in the sector as it deals with a surge of COVID-19 conditions, labelling it as a "factory", as Labor intensifies pressure on the minister to resign.

Opposition aged care spokeswoman Clare O'Neil attacked the government's response in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis in the sector, with more than 500 deaths from the virus in residential facilities since the start of the year.

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