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Aged Care Royal Commission
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Opposition leader says government ignored key royal commission findings: budget reply
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese used his budget reply speech to take the Liber...
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Budget package doesn’t guarantee aged-care residents will get better care
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Confusion over COVID-19 vaccine timeline continues, minister Colbeck enters the fray
Industry & Reform
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Home care wait times down, more people have access to HCPs
New government data shows that the average wait time for home care has fallen and...
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Artificial intelligence reveals significant gaps in RAD: opinion
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Pressure on govt ramps up as industry leaders meet with health minister
Specialty Focus
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Underlying societal factors are contributing to older adult homicide
After pooling dozens of cases involving violent crime against older people, resea...
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Daughter of COVID-stricken SummitCare residents speaks out
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Debate stirs over legalised euthanasia as NSW set to consider new bill
Clinical Practice
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Older people with HIV are twice as likely to develop ageing-related genetic changes
In breakthrough research, scientists have discovered that older people with HIV h...
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Whiddon implements rapid COVID-19 testing in south-west Sydney home
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New education programs launched to help prevent abuse and sexual assault of older people
Workforce
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‘Difficult cohort’: COVID-19 vaccination now mandatory for aged care workers
Vaccination against COVID-19 will now be mandatory for anyone working in resident...
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Let’s scratch the surface of the government response to the Royal Commission before celebrating
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Quality over quantity: Scramble for staff must not compromise quality of care – opinion
Technology
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Bridging the gap between aged care and technology innovation: opinion
During the most recent budget announcement, the federal government reported chang...
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Vulnerable Australians should not rely on the 3G network
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Just ‘Ask Annie’: new app developed to support home care workers