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Live: Taxpayers fund $630m pay boost for care workers

Courtney Gould · ABC News (AU)

Published 13 Oct 2026, 6:57 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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Nearly half a million health, disability and community workers will get a taxpayer-funded top-up to their wages, the government has confirmed. Follow live.

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