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'Why are they making it so damned hard?': A blind 96yo vs the aged care algorithm

ABC News Australia - Top Stories · 17 August 2026 at 4:36 am

Using expert analysis, evidence revealed by bureaucrats at Senate estimates, and documents obtained under FOI, Four Corners reveals the fullest picture yet of the secretive algorithm affecting the lives of tens of thousands of older Australians and their families.

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