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Sep- 2025 -1 SeptemberPolicy & Reform
Over 200,000 on the waitlist for care
The chair of a Senate Inquiry into aged care delivery has accused Minister for Aged Care and Seniors Sam Rae…
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1 SeptemberEnvironment & Design
‘Grand-friends’: Why childcare is good for aged care
An experimental aged-care model in South Australia, where purpose-built independent retirement living apartments are co-located with an early learning centre,…
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1 SeptemberMedication Management
More older people dying from drug overdoses
Since 2001, unintentional overdose deaths have declined by about one-third among people under 30. But deaths in those aged 50–59…
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Aug- 2025 -28 AugustPolicy & Reform
‘They weren’t ready:’ Minister defends HCP delays
Senator David Pocock is once again increasing the pressure on the Albanese government in his demand for more Home Care…
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28 AugustPalliative Care
Vic appoints first chief palliative care adviser
Dr Mark Boughey, a distinguished palliative medicine physician with over 30 years of experience, will assume the fixed-term six-month role,…
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28 AugustDementia
How bowel inflammation is linked to dementia
A new study has built on previous research that has suggested that gut inflammation may contribute to the development of…
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25 AugustWorkforce
84 ENs to be sacked from Qld aged care
Queensland’s largest aged care provider has said it can no longer sustain the “funding gap” created by mandatory care minutes…
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25 AugustHealth & Wellbeing
What aged care staff say about their grief
Research suggests aged-care staff experience a unique type of grief when residents die. However, their grief often goes unrecognised, and…
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25 AugustDementia
No PBS for new Alzheimer’s therapy
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has rejected an application for a newly approved Alzheimer’s treatment to be included on the…
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21 AugustClinical Practice
Inconsistency of aged care quality exposed
A new national study has exposed significant inconsistencies in the quality of aged care services delivered to older Australians, raising…
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21 AugustPolicy & Reform
Join the Aged Care Council of Elders
The Council is seeking individuals with a variety of experiences within the aged care sector, including those who are currently…
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21 AugustNutrition
Nutrition, tech innovation and care: case study
At ValleyView, food is not just fuel – it’s a moment of comfort, connection, and respect. Mealtimes are more than…
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18 AugustCareer & Learning
$21.5m in scholarships for aged care workforce
Scholarships will allow recipients to progress their careers in aged care with formal qualifications, like a Cert III or Masters…
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18 AugustTech & Innovation
ARIIA grants to boost innovation
Fourteen aged care providers across Australia are joining forces to address critical issues facing the sector, thanks to a new…
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18 AugustPolicy & Reform
The state of our care economy explained
A co-author of the Productivity Commission's recent interim report into the care economy explains their findings, and outlines how Australia…
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14 AugustPolicy & Reform
‘Care central to our lives and economy’: PC
The Australian Productivity Commission has released its ‘Delivering quality care more efficiently’ interim report, making a host of recommendations to…
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14 AugustIndustry News
No pressure to vaccinate as flu cases soar
Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has said he was comfortable with current flu vaccination rates and would “deal with” the…
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14 AugustAI
Why is uptake of AI in healthcare slow?
Proponents of the technology say that over the coming decades, AI has the potential to save hundreds of thousands, even…
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11 AugustWorkforce
Aged care grads caught in diploma scam, again
Even more aged care workers are likely to lose their qualifications after another Vocational Educational Training (VET) provider was cancelled by…
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11 AugustIndustry News
Labor pledges to protect PBS from cuts
Last week, President Donald Trump wrote to 17 major pharmaceutical companies in the US demanding they lower their prices for…
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11 AugustPolicy & Reform
More centenarians means more pressure on aged care
Data from the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages reveals the amount of people aged over 100 who passed…
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7 AugustWorkforce
Superheroes: ACED thanks aged care workers
Today, on Aged Care Employee Day, we say thank you the more than 400,000 invaluable aged care workers making a…
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7 AugustIndustry News
Bupa seeks to strike-out class action
Bupa has denied promising to provide care that meets the minimum standards required by the Aged Care Act and sought…
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7 AugustFunding
$30m to rural and regional aged care workforce
In a bid to bring more than 6,000 extra care workers to the bush, Labor has announced it will distribute…
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4 AugustPolicy & Reform
Aged Care Rules final draft released
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has released the finale draft of new Aged Care Rules that will guide…
