Live: Minister announces tweak to controversial aged care assessment tool

Australia's aged care minister Sam Rae announced tweaks to the government's controversial algorithm-assisted assessment tool, which has faced criticism over its rigid decision-making. The revised system will now allow for exceptions in extenuating circumstances—a tacit acknowledgment that algorithms, however well-designed, just can't account for the full complexity of individual cases.

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