Senate passes bill to return human oversight to aged care algorithm

• 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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