Coalition ‘hiding negligence’ by refusing to release findings of 2021 study into care workforce, union says
by Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent from on (#5VXVH)
Report was to examine needs of care and support workforce for aged, disability, veteran and mental health care
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The Coalition has been sitting on a major report into the state of the care workforce in Australia since September last year, and is refusing to make the report public.
The National Skills Commissioner Adam Boyton was tasked by prime minister Scott Morrison in March 2021 to undertake an in-depth study on the factors affecting the supply and demand of care workers".
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