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Victorians have delivered their verdict on Tuesdayâs federal budget, with aged care, childcare and debt dominating the discussion in the shadow of the pandemic.
Many praised increases in funding for womenâs services but expressed scepticism and confusion about the lengthy rollouts attached to funding packages for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, mental health and aged care sector.
CBD restaurant owner Phawinee âTangâ Suwankamnerd; Property investors Antone and Eva Khoury with their children Chanel and Isaac; North-east Melbourne woman Cherie Scott.
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Aged care resident Betty Huggins, 70, says the governmentâs fresh investment of $17.7 billion over five years in the aged care sector doesnât go far enough.