Albo pledges more aged care workers
Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has said a Labor Government would boost skills training and bring in overseas doctors and nurses to fill the shortfall in aged care workers.
The Labor leader has promised 465,000 fee-free TAFE places and 20,000 new university places for areas of workforce need, including caring roles such as aged care and child care, if elected next month.
Writing in The Australian, Mr Albanese said foreign workers may have to be brought in to meet short-term needs while new workers are trained.
“We understand that our ageing population demands a new emphasis on medical and caring skills and we will deliver the resources to make sure those skills are taught.
The Opposition has put aged care front and centre as an election issue, accusing the Coalition of presiding over a “decade of failure” for older Australians.