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After months of negotiations, the Albanese government has announced a deal on aged care reform has finally been reached, with bipartisan support from the Coalition, and a new Aged Care Act will be introduced into parliament today. In a press ...

The police officer who allegedly fatally tasered 95-year-old Clare Nowland in a Cooma nursing home has ditched an anticipated argument that he was acting in self defence. Senior Constable Kristian James Samuel White has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter over ...

Breaking the stigma around mental illness requires us to make mental health a part of our everyday conversations. Talking about mental health is a sign of strength and self-awareness and invites others to participate in an ongoing conversation with far ...

Almost 1000 participants converged on Sydney last week to hear from trailblazing researchers, advocates, tech developers and those with lived experience, at the biannual International Dementia Conference 2024. The two day forum featured more than 90 keynote speakers and panellists, ...

Those in the International Dementia Conference (IDC) arena faced some of the biggest taboos in aged care head on. One of the most complex being the sexual health and rights of people living with dementia. The already sensitive issue of ...

The Commonwealth Association for the Ageing (CommonAge) has released what is believed to be the first report to addresses the state of dementia, care and support across the Commonwealth specifically, launching the paper on Friday afternoon at the International Dementia ...

Placement poverty experienced by students studying clinical allied health sciences is being ignored, Australia's council of allied health deans has said in its response to teaching, nursing, social work and midwifery students gaining paid work placements. Announced in May, eligible students are to receive $319 a ...

Steve Macfarlane, Monash University A Korean study published recently suggests people with type 2 diabetes who are prescribed a particular class of drug might be at a significantly lower risk of dementia. The researchers compared the health outcomes of more ...

Further government funding has been made available for 100 regional and rural aged care providers to either expand a current facility or set up a new one. The funding comes under the Multi-Purpose Services (MPS) program, a collaborative initiative between ...

The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) and the Department of Health and Aged Care have announced the introduction of new minimum software requirements for clinical information and electronic medication management systems used in Australian aged care facilities. The Aged ...