Mr Albanese has also moved to clarify Labor’s position onrapid antigen tests,saying a policy to give them away free would be subject to “limits based upon the health advice”.
He said that could include a cap on the number of tests a person could receive each month,in order to “control supply”.
“What you’ve had from this government is a ‘let it rip’ approach when it comes to the market delivering and the market hasn’t delivered,” Mr Albanese told the ABC.
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He also gave his backing to aged care workers in the wage case before the Fair Work Commission,in which aged care providers and unions have reached consensus on the increased complexity and value of aged care work.
“The federal government should be making a submission to the commission supporting an increase in wages,” he said.
“But the big missing piece in this workforce,we still don’t have a commitment to have a nurse in a nursing home. We still don’t have a commitment to increase in terms of other care workers in aged care,and we still don’t have a commitment to increases in wages and conditions so that aged care facilities are able to attract the staff.”