Labor tweaks algorithmic aged care assessment tool under Senate pressure
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-07-02 19:45 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Labour & Workers, US Politics
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Snippet:
Older Australians whose aged care needs are determined by an algorithm will be guaranteed a new layer of human oversight, after Labor conceded to parliamentary pressure and promised to reassess its controversial automated assessment regime.
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