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Only in SATURDAY: aged care reforms are an evolution and not a revolution

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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Credit: Jim Chalmers' Facebook

The Australian Government's aged care reforms mark the beginning of a shift in the mindset of the community towards paying for what has been traditionally a majority taxpayer-funded service. 

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