In the past, major ABC TV reports have had a lot of influence on the Australian public and on policy – for better or worse. Four Corners, for example, prides itself on its history of sparking debate and triggering inquiries, ...

The announcement that the Government will establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector has brought the treatment our elder Australians face into the national spotlight. But Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Ken ...

The government has decided to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector to address areas of concern regarding the quality and safety of services. Announcing the Royal Commission yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it will be about ...

We exist to inspire people to want to care, enable people to properly care and enhance life through care. Because how we care for our ageing is a reflection of who we are as a nation.” This is the vision ...

Legislation for aged care’s “tough cop on the beat” has today been introduced to the lower house. Part of the Government’s response to some widely-reported failures in the delivery of aged care, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is ...

Aged care bodies have today welcomed the passage through parliament of a new set of quality standards. Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Ken Wyatt said the standards would intensify quality compliance across residential, home and remote care. “Under ...

Aged & Community Services Australia policy officer Heather Engelhardt used her presentation at this week’s ACSA conference to outline recent changes implemented by the quality agency. The focus, she said, was not about systems and processes but is now on ...

I have just returned from the World Congress of Sociology in Toronto, Canada. Like the Olympics, this is held every four years in a different part of the world. With about 5000 people registered and big-name researchers and theorists attending ...