{
  "id": 1543562,
  "title": "Albanese government reduces home care waitlist by changing counting method",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/albanese-government-reduces-home-care-waitlist-by-changing-counting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:44:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/government-cuts-aged-care-waitlist-by-changing-counting-method/107047062"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Four Corners investigation can reveal the number of people waiting for full aged care funding at home stands at almost 154,000 — not 100,000 as officially reported.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}