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ADF sent doorknocking after record deaths sparks aged care crisis

Patrick Durkin

The Australian Defence Force will team up with Victorian health officials for same-day doorknocking, after Premier Daniel Andrews revealed a quarter of positive cases are not picking up the phone for contact tracing.

Health authorities have already visited 65 properties for doorknocking and from Friday, 23 teams have hit the streets to doorknock anyone who cannot be contacted within a two hour window after testing positive.

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Patrick Durkin is Melbourne bureau chief and BOSS deputy editor. He writes on news, business and leadership. Connect with Patrick on Twitter. Email Patrick at pdurkin@afr.com

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