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‘Not fair or suitable’: Ombudsman slams assessment algorithm
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has called for a system review and legal changes to allow more human judgment in the Albanese Government's use of a computer algorithm to determine aged care eligibility. The Ombudsman described the current assessment algorithm as unfair and unsuitable.
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