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Readers discuss Victoria’s triple zero crisis and the strain on the state’s health system; plant thieves; Liz Truss; and an Australian culture ministry.
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Readers discuss Victoria’s triple zero crisis and the strain on the state’s health system; plant thieves; Liz Truss; and an Australian culture ministry.
Readers discuss the car industry’s secret plan to hold back the uptake of electric cars.
Readers discuss the mask divisions between the Coalition and other MPs in parliament; negotiations between Labor and the Greens over carbon emissions; and Scott Morrison’s absence.
Lack of preparation blamed for aged care virus deaths Lack of preparation blamed for aged care virus deaths December 23, 2020 — 10.00pm Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. AGED CARE Lack of preparation blamed for virus deaths The federal government failed to prepare the aged-care sector for the pandemic. In Victoria, 655 (82 per cent) of the 801 people who died during the second wave were residents in private aged care homes. The Prime Minister, Health Minister and the regulator need to explain to all of us exactly ho...