Royal commission blasts Morrison government for inaction on aged care

Suffering of many could have been avoided if government had acted on previous reviews, commissioners say

The aged care royal commission has criticised the Morrison government for failing to establish independent monitoring and reporting of aged care quality outcomes, as the government's performance during the pandemic dominated the first day of federal parliament since June.

In a statement, the commission said new research showed Australia could immediately establish independent, transparent, routine monitoring and public reporting of many aspects of aged care quality outcomes similar to leading countries".