{"id":12481,"date":"2018-02-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/xenophon-promises-free-public-transport-for-seniors\/"},"modified":"2018-02-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T00:00:00","slug":"xenophon-promises-free-public-transport-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/xenophon-promises-free-public-transport-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Xenophon Promises Free Public Transport For Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Nick Xenophon has released his SA Best party\u2019s senior policy, which includes free public transport, 24 hours a day, for everyone over 60.<\/h3>\n<p>According to The Advertiser, other key parts of the policy include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUPPORTING&nbsp;<\/strong>the need to increase funding for palliative care services by $24.5 million a year, including an additional $400,000 for recurrent operational funding to Palliative Care SA Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOBILE&nbsp;<\/strong>dental services delivering aged care services to high-need areas, including rural and remote areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUPPORTING&nbsp;<\/strong>the implementation of CCTV in aged-care facilities to improve safety for residents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INCREASING&nbsp;<\/strong>funding for Meals on Wheels to cover rising growth in demand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BACKING&nbsp;<\/strong>the replication of Victoria\u2019s \u2018Home at Last\u2019 program which promotes use of existing resources in a flexible manner to better deliver housing services.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everyone over 60 will have access to free public transport, 24 hours a day, under SA Best policy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAParli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SAParli<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/savotes2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#savotes2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SouthAustralia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SouthAustralia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vRLOWBSTvH\">https:\/\/t.co\/vRLOWBSTvH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Advertiser (@theTiser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theTiser\/status\/966847355814162432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Xenophon has released his SA Best party\u2019s senior policy, which includes free public transport, 24 hours a day, for everyone over 60. 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