Guardian Australia02/07/2026PolitiqueAustralia
Senate passes bill to return human oversight to aged care algorithm
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- The Australian Senate has passed legislation to reinstate human oversight for an aged care algorithm, the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), which has been criticized for under-assessing care needs.
- The bill, co-sponsored by the Greens, Coalition, and an independent senator, aims to allow assessors to override the algorithm's decisions.
- The government has proposed some human review in "extenuating circumstances," but critics argue it doesn't go far enough.
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The Australian Senate has passed legislation to reinstate human oversight for an aged care algorithm, the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT), which has been criticized for under-assessing care needs. The bill, co-sponsored by the Greens, Coalition, and an independent senator, aims to allow assessors to override the algorithm's decisions. The government has proposed some human review in "extenuating circumstances," but critics argue it doesn't go far enough.
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