From 2h ago 21.05 GMT Butler says Australia closely monitoring spread of Nipah virus overseas Butler was asked about the spread of Nipah virus in India, which has had confirmed two cases over the past month. The shortage of aged care is the direct and intended consequence of Labor’s decision to ‘ration’ care through the limited release of home care packages. When the Greens opposed Labor’s new Aged Care Act in the Parliament, we warned the government that this is what would happen. On top of this, the median time to receive an aged care assessment increased by 22.7% (from 22 to 27 days) in 2024-25. The proportion of residential aged care services that met total care minute targets was still under 50%, but increased between 2023-24 (34.0%) and 2024-25 (45.9%).