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The federal government has announced A$850 million for 10,000 additional home-care packages, as part of $1 billion for aged care. Here's why that's not nearly enough.
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Stephen Duckett is a Friend of The Conversation.Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Health Economics and Mathew Flinders Fellow, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University
