Leeton locals have claimed a small victory. The Greens won the support of the NSW Upper House to keep the Carramar Nursing Home at Leeton Hospital in public hands. The NSW Government wants to outsource management, despite objections from Leeton residents who put $750,000 into construction costs.
The three aged care bombshells from Senate Estimates
Last week’s Senate Estimates hearing – held just three weeks before sweeping reforms roll out – gave politicians the chance to ask Government heavyweights the questions they’re getting from constituents and to interrogate the once-in-a-generation changes.