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Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University

When aged care workers earn just $22 an hour, a one-off payment won’t fix the wage problem

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The federal government’s promise of up to A$800 between now and May for aged care workers is a short-term political “fix” designed to cover over a long-term policy failure.

Numerous reports have pointed out Australia’s more than 260,000 aged care workers are poorly paid and under-valued.

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