The Albanese government seeks to delay aged care workers' wage rises of 23 per cent by almost two years due to concerns that a large pay jump could fuel labour shortages by attracting workers from other sectors. The government has ...

Former NAB chief Andrew Thorburn has been named the new chief of aged care provider HammondCare. Replacing former NSW Premier and current chief Mike Baird, Mr Thorburn will start his role in mid-June. HammondCare chair Kok Kong Chan said Mr ...

An increase to award wages for Certificate III aged care workers has "finally" been secured. The Fair Work Commission ordered pay increases of 23 per cent for assistants in nursing (AINs) and personal care workers (PCWs) with a Certificate III ...

Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across Australia travelled to Canberra to address "ongoing failures" by providers, and to call for accountability. The group stood together to call out aged care providers, saying "they can't be trusted" to ...

Matthew Xerri, Griffith University This month, the Fair Work Commission handed Australia’s aged care workforce an historic pay rise, with some groups’ wages set to increase by more than 28%. The news was a welcome relief for much of the ...

Aged care workers have secured a “historic” pay rise – some getting up to a 28.5 per cent increase – in what has been called a “life-changing” improvement for one of Australia’s most undervalued work forces. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) delivered ...

Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney and Eugenia Tsihlis, University of Technology Sydney Australia’s subsidised aged care services now help around 1.5 million older people to receive care and support. Taxpayers contributed A$28 billion to the various programs in 2022-23. ...

The aged care sector has been subject to "ambitious" reforms some of which have been achieved, while others have stalled along the way or are in progress. Following waves of the Covid-19 outbreaks and a confronting royal commission, the aged ...

Bill Shorten said it was “always inevitable” there would be a “Mark II” moment in the NDIS. Speaking at the National Press Club after a landmark review into Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme was released on Thursday – a decade ...

Doctors who give patients information about euthanasia over the phone could face criminal charges, the Federal Court ruled. Federal Court Justice Wendy Abraham on Thursday ruled the term "suicide" as used in the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995 applies to ...