# Unreasonable and unfair: damning investigation criticises Labor’s algorithm-based tool for aged care

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-26T01:00:58+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/26/damning-investigation-labor-algorithm-tool-aged-care-assessment
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/unreasonable-and-unfair-damning-investigation-criticises-labor-s-algor-ec405e/

Report from commonwealth ombudsman finds ‘technological black box’ ignores transparency recommendations from robodebt royal commission Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast An algorithm used by the federal government to assess the level of care older Australians are entitled to is unreasonable, unfair and lacks hu

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