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PM shuts down Peter Dutton after defence minister flags sending troops into nursing homes
Scott Morrison says ‘defence forces are not a shadow workforce for the aged care sector’ after minister announces troops could be used ‘if required’
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Scott Morrison has hosed down Peter Dutton’s suggestion that troops could be deployed to aged care homes to help with the sector’s staffing crisis, saying defence personnel were “not a shadow workforce”.
But the prime minister has acknowledged the situation is a “crisis”, as aged care providers report being stretched by sickness furloughing, with dramatic staff shortages leaving some elderly residents without food, cleaning or support.
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