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Zac de Silva

Home care changes pass parliament after Labor backdown

The federal government will fund 20,000 more home care places to address a blowout in waiting times. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Older Australians will get access to 20,000 home care packages earlier than planned after major reforms passed federal parliament.

The government has brought forward the release of the places by two months after political pressure.

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