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By Daniel Keane

As it happened: Aged care needs 'pub test' for fairness, royal commission told

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has opened in Adelaide with a plea for "empathy for the elderly" from a family affected by the Oakden scandal.

But it also heard concerns from seniors groups about over-medication, flawed models of care, the prevalence of ageism and the need for a fairer system.

Look back at how events unfolded in our blog.

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