August 20, 2026 — 4:01pm

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More than 800,000 older Australians will still get Meals on Wheels and other programs at home after Labor abandoned a plan to merge them into its under-pressure aged care system.

Health Minister Mark Butler announced a reprieve on Thursday for the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP), the future of which had been in doubt as the government sought to fold it into its overhaul of the Support at Home program.

The Greens and Coalition were scathing of the government’s delay in backing down from the merger after a…

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