Federal government had no Covid-19 aged care plan, royal commission hears

In Melbourne, some families haven't known whether their loved ones are alive or dead, which is unforgivable", the barrister assisting the inquiry says

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The Morrison government has said it did have a strategy for Australia's vulnerable aged care sector, despite the senior counsel assisting the royal commission into aged care arguing the health department and regulator both failed to develop a Covid-19 plan, rendering the industry underprepared".

After Monday's blistering opening statement at the royal commission by Peter Rozen QC, the federal minister for aged care, Richard Colbeck, issued a statement saying the government had been continuously building on our response to Covid-19 in residential aged care since January 2020".