The ongoing crisis in aged care has become one of the defining elements of Australia’s second wave. There are currently over 1500 active cases linked to aged care in Victoria, nearly half of the state’s total number of active cases, and hundreds have died. Today, Rick Morton on the new details that explain what went so wrong, and what the government could have done to save lives.



Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.




Background reading:

Federal government holds back vital Covid-19 spread data in The Saturday Paper

Exclusive: The phone call that denied elderly patients access to hospital in The Saturday Paper




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The ongoing crisis in aged care has become one of the defining elements of Australia’s second wave. There are currently over 1500 active cases linked to aged care in Victoria, nearly half of the state’s total number of active cases, and hundreds have died. Today, Rick Morton on the new details that explain what went so wrong, and what the government could have done to save lives. Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton. Background reading:<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2020/08/22/federal-government-holds-back-vital-covid-19-spread-data/159801840010309">Federal government holds back vital Covid-19 spread data</a> in The Saturday Paper<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2020/08/15/exclusive-the-phone-call-that-denied-elderly-patients-access-hospital">Exclusive: The phone call that denied elderly patients access to hospital</a> in The Saturday Paper See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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The ongoing crisis in aged care has become one of the defining elements of Australia’s second wave. There are currently over 1500 active cases linked to aged care in Victoria, nearly half of the state’s total number of active cases, and hundreds have d...

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