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The Senate just passed landmark legislation restoring human oversight to Australia’s flawed aged care algorithm, after it repeatedly denied seniors critical support. The automated Integrated Assessment Tool, meant to streamline funding, was systematically under-assessing needs — leaving vulnerable elderly without care and sparking outrage labeled “cruel” and “inhumane.” Now, with bipartisan backing from the Greens, Coalition, and independent senator David Pocock, the government is forcing a human review process to ensure technology doesn’t override compassion — especially when lives are on the line.

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