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On the eve of the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care, Q+A asks are we failing our older citizens? The pandemic has exposed nightmare stories of neglect for those living in aged care. Providers are calling for government spending to be doubled, and many taxpayers are willing to pay increased taxes to address the alarming state of the sector. What needs to change? And are there alternative models for aged care we should be exploring? Joining me on the panel: Katie Allen, Liberal Member for Higgins Clare O'Neil, Shadow Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services Mike Baird, CEO of HammondCare and Former NSW Premier Jane Halton, Health expert and former head of Australia’s Finance Department Joseph Ibrahim, Professor at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University Please submit a question via our website by 9am Thursday for the chance to ask the panel. Scroll down to watch Monday's toughest question asked by Claudia Strachan. 👇 Watch Q+A Thursday at 8.30pm on ABC TV, streamed live 8.30pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website. Looking forward to hearing your questions.  Hamish Macdonald |
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| Last year, Scott Morrison apologised for failures in the aged care sector during the coronavirus crisis, but defended the Government's overall response. Liberal member Higgins Katie Allen joins Thursday's panel. | | LEARN MORE |
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| Some nurses are calling for a delay in the rollout of the COVID vaccine in nursing homes, warning the process has been too rushed. Shadow Minister for Aged Care Services Clare O'Neil also joins the panel this week. | | LEARN MORE |
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| In 2019, Joseph Ibrahim said he hoped the Royal Commission into Aged Care would "set the standard of what is required to fix [aged care models] and ensure older Australians get the care they deserve." | | LEARN MORE |
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Catch Up on Last Week's Show |
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| Claudia Strachan asks what message the experience of Brittany Higgins sends to young Australian women looking to pursue a career in politics, and whether the response been enough to stamp out the issue of toxic treatment of women in Parliament House. | | WATCH |
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| "Is this the beginning of the end for Facebook?": Michelle Rowland says the platform's decision to ban news could put its future at risk in Australia. | | WATCH |
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| Is Facebook's decision to ban news in Australia the beginning of the end for the platform? And the panel discusses the government's response to allegations of a toxic culture in Parliament House. | | WATCH |
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| In 2018, aged care provider Bupa posted massive profits while some of its facilities failed basic standards of care. Yumi Lee asked, how can we enforce standards upon these providers who seem too big to fail? | | WATCH |
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