Albanese Pledges $60 Million for NT Aged Care Facility Amid Wider Regional Push

Albanese said the $60 million aged care pledge was aimed at addressing the 2024 Royal Commission into the sector.

Australian Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese debates Liberal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in Sydney, Australia on April 8, 2025. Jason Edwards-Pool/Getty Images

With just weeks before the federal election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited northern Australia to unveil a $60 million pledge to build a new residential aged care home in Darwin.

The facility will deliver at least 120 new beds to help ease long-running shortages in the Top End.