Fed: Minister welcomes independent aged care inquiry
Ageing Minister KEVIN ANDREWS has welcomed an independent inquiry into the state ofaged care, saying it will provide important information for the government.
Philanthropists ARVI PARBO and BAILLIEU MYER have teamed up to conduct the inquiry,which will be free from political interference.
The inquiry will receive $1 million in funding from the Myer Foundation, which is chairedby Mr MYER.
Mr ANDREWS' office says the department of health and ageing will provide assistanceto the inquiry, which will be headed by University of Queensland geriatric medicine professorLEN GRAY.
A spokeswoman says Mr ANDREWS, who's in Madrid attending the United Nations World Assemblyon Ageing, spoke with Sir ARVI about the details of the study some time ago.
Sir ARVI's told ABC radio he hopes the inquiry will encourage constructive debate onthe future of Australia's aged population, which is set to double over the next 20 years.
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KEYWORD: AGED ANDREWS (CANBERRA)
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