Champion of the (older) people

Kate Thwaites, who in August was the inaugurally appointed Assistant Minister for Ageing, takes her new role very seriously indeed. She speaks with Australian Ageing Agenda about her role.

The day before Australian Ageing Agenda spoke with new Assistant Minister for Ageing Kate Thwaites – the long-awaited new Aged Care Act had landed at parliament’s door.

“It’s significant legislation and it will mean that older people can enter aged care feeling secure that the system is sustainable,” Thwaites says.

Under the Act – one of the most meaningful sector reforms in decades and a key recommenda...

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