Australia’s $452 Million Immediate Response to Aged Care Royal Commission

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivers the Royal Commission Report into Aged Care during a press conference at Kirribilli House in Sydney, Australia on March 1, 2021. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

The Australian government has announced a $452.2 million raft of measures as an immediate response to the findings of the royal commission into aged care, as it sets out to reform the sector.

The royal commission has made 148 recommendations to the Morrison government, including new laws to protect the rights of elderly people and increased regulator powers.