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Witnesses will today give evidence at the royal commission into the aged care sector in Adelaide.

 

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KenWyattMP This is the problem. Public servants and politicians, all trying to avoid work. Looking to set and forget for 30 years.. Lazy Lazy Lazy. Need to be constantly on top of things and changing to respond to problems on a day to day basis..

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