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A sobering graph has exposed Australia’s failings when it comes it administering the COVID-19 vaccine. Our World In Data revealed just how far behind the nation is with its rollout as countries like the US, UK, Canada and Spain continue ...

Almost a quarter of all available COVID-19 vaccine doses are not being used in Australia, the federal health department has revealed. According to the latest commonwealth vaccine data, the Northern Territory has the worst rate of vaccine utilisation, closely followed by Queensland. ...

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese used his budget reply speech to take the Liberal Government to task for rejecting many of the royal commission's recommendations in last week's budget. Scott Morrison's government delivered its hotly anticipated response to the royal commission ...

The big investment in aged care announced in the federal budget – an extra A$17.7 billion over five years – is a welcome response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. But even an investment of this ...

Australians face a “lost decade” inside a “hermit nation” left far behind the rest of the world if the country doesn't open up soon. That’s according to a report prepared by leading figures from business, law, arts and academia that ...

Uniting Aged Care recently celebrated the opening of its new Amala aged care home in Canberra. Following their small scale 'household model' of care, the 124-bed home aims to give residents greater freedom as they live in households with 18-20 ...

There is compelling evidence that the human rights of older people continue to be violated globally. Never has this reality been more clearly exposed than through the pandemic period. People have been discriminated against because of their age in relation ...

The most significant budget for a generation was handed down this week. After years of debate about how we should go about caring for our elders, now and into the future, this budget was to be the answer. Much like ...

Australians were never expected to have two COVID-19 doses before the end of 2021, Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck says. The development comes as Moderna has also announced it will supply 25 million vaccines doses to Australia under a new supply deal. ...

A new project led by Edith Cowan University is investigating how CCTV could be used to improve the safety and wellbeing of residents in aged care homes. A survey and interviews will canvas opinion from the public as well as residential ...