77 year old billionaire media tycoon and ex Italian Prime Minister, Sylvia Berlusconi, has commenced his 12 months of community service, working at an aged care facility for four hours a week. He arrived wearing a suit in a chauffeur driven limousine accompanied by two bodyguards. He was originally sentenced to 4 years jail for tax fraud but successfully renegotiated it to community service.
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21 aged care homes’ worth of hospital patients stuck waiting for discharge
As Premiers and Health Ministers battle Canberra over hospital funding, a new report has revealed a key reason costs are surging: thousands of older Australians remain stranded in hospital beds because there’s nowhere else for them to go.