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Preventable nursing home deaths surge
Australia's nursing homes are increasingly deadly places for their residents.
Michael Bachelard is The Age's investigations editor. A former Indonesia correspondent, political reporter and workplace relations writer, he was awarded a Jefferson Fellowship in journalism in 2005. He is the author of Behind The Exclusive Brethren.
Australia's nursing homes are increasingly deadly places for their residents.
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