The federal government should be scrutinised more over the rising number of COVID-19 deaths in aged care, an independent MP says.
More than 3000 Australians have died with COVID-19 in aged care facilities this year, which is almost triple the number of deaths in the first two years of the pandemic.
The aged care death toll has also risen by 36 percent since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was elected in May, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Sunday.
The federal government should be facing more questions about the spike, Independent MP Rebekha Sharkie said.
“If we look back at the last parliament, there were questions asked every day of the aged care minister,” Sharkie told the ABC on Sunday….