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Human rights advocates want action on a report that found the Australian government’s treatment of refugees breaches international law.

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has stressed it should be the first priority of providers to keep older clients safe from abuse. 

The federal government has agreed to extend strong protections for union whistleblowers to its public servants. Reform was already afoot, but the Xenophon-Hinch deal is likely to push it further and could influence the states.