Bill Shorten faces down hostile questions in solo Q&A appearance
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4EKAT)
Labor leader leaves open option of boosting wages for aged care workers
Bill Shorten has left open the option of boosting wages for aged care workers, saying the fact that Labor is supporting early childhood educators in this election "does not mean that we won't work to help aged care work force in the future".
In a solo appearance on Q&A on Monday night, the Labor leader was asked why he was making a special case for subsidising the salaries of childcare workers, but not aged care workers.
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