‘Kicking and screaming’: Ley forces Labor into aged care backdown

Labor caves to aged-care pressure

Ley claims win over Labor caving in on aged care delays

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has marked her first big win of the term after Labor bowed to pressure to fast track the delivery of 20,0000 aged care home care packages.

‘Kicking and screaming’: Ley forces Labor into aged care backdown

Health and Aged Care Minister Mark Butler said he always wanted bipartisan support, but was forced into negotiating with the Coalition over delays to aged care packages.

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Opposition forces Labor into humiliating backdown over release of home care packages

Shadow Health Minister Anne Ruston claims a win for forcing Labor’s hand on the release of aged home care packages. Photo: Anne Ruston Facebook. Labor has been forced into an embarrassing backdown over its rollout of aged care home packages, with the Coalition and crossbench forcing the government to release 20,000 immediately, despite ministers insisting a delay was necessary and what the industry wanted. The Federal Opposition, the Greens and …