Consumers Industry Government Labor wins Federal Election; Anthony Albanese is 31st Prime Minister The Labor Party came out on top this Federal Election and is expected to form a majority Government, with new Prime...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing What the aged care sector is asking for this Election With the Federal Election less than a week away, political parties and candidates are making their last-minute promises...
Consumers Industry Advice Aged care discussion was animated and fiery during second leaders debate Last night’s second leadership debate saw current Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Two out of three at-risk Australians are ignoring important heart check-ups For Heart Week 2022, the Heart Foundation is encouraging Australians between 45 and 74 years of age to not avoid their...
Industry Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing New aged care peak body entity full steam ahead In a momentous vote, members of aged care peak bodies Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) and Aged and Community...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Less than one percent of rentals in Australia are affordable to an Age Pensioner The newly released Rental Affordability Snapshot National Report April 2022 from Anglicare Australia, peak social...
Consumers Caring & Carers Culture Awareness Pandemic has worsened the mental health of carers A recent survey from Carers Victoria has found that over 75 percent of carers in Victoria are experiencing increased...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Opposition Budget reply promises to fix the “crisis in aged care” The Labor Party has released its reply to the Federal Budget, pledging an extra $2.5 billion to the aged care sector and...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers No funding or workers to implement recent amendments to Aged Care Reform Bill Late on Wednesday night, amendments were made to the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Start arranging your advance care plan during National Advance Care Planning Week During National Advance Care Planning Week, from 21 – 27 March, the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) and...
Consumers Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing Half of older Victorians don’t trust they will receive quality care in nursing homes The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has released a report that found many older Victorians do not have much...
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing The pandemic has exacerbated workplace stress in aged care OPINION – In the years leading up to the pandemic, workplace stress already became recognised as a major workplace...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers One in five aged care workers plan to quit in next 12 months, says ANMF survey The dire situation of the aged care workforce shortage has been further highlighted by a recent report from the...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness One year on from the Aged Care Royal Commission’s Final Report It has been a full year since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety handed down its Final Report into...
Consumers Industry Government New visitor access guidelines to be national standard after Government endorsement The National Cabinet has endorsed new visitation advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Concerns that Religious Discrimination Bill could negatively impact older people Peak body for older Australians, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has highlighted concerns the Religious...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care sector sends open letter to Prime Minister Aged care peak bodies, providers and unions have come together to direct an open letter to Prime Minister Scott...
Consumers Industry Government Federal Government bows to sector pressure, deploys ADF in aged care After weeks of denying the aged care sector’s request of deploying the Australian Defence Force in aged care, Prime...
Consumers Industry Government Peak bodies call for national assistive technology program for older people with disability The Federal Government needs to end age discrimination in disability support and provide older Australians living with a...
Consumers Industry Government Sector calls for defence force to be deployed in aged care, Government rejects request Aged care peak bodies and unions are requesting for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to be brought in to assist in...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Consumer peak concerned for aged care residents’ rights The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN), peak body for older Australians, is calling on Governments and the aged care...