Industry & Reform
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Government program to help nurse burnout
A $25.2m government program for nurses is being funded in hopes of combatting burnout, stress, and abuse that leads them…
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Aged care workers may wait until 2026 for full pay increase
The Albanese government seeks to delay aged care workers' wage rises of 23 per cent by almost two years due…
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Former NAB chief replaces HammondCare CEO
Former NAB chief Andrew Thorburn has been named the new chief of aged care provider HammondCare. Replacing former NSW Premier…
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Aged care AINs and PCWs secure 23 per cent pay rise
An increase to award wages for Certificate III aged care workers has "finally" been secured. The Fair Work Commission ordered…
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Aged care nurses call for accountability
Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across Australia travelled to Canberra to address "ongoing failures" by providers, and…
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Aged care workers have won a huge pay rise. What about the cleaners, cooks and admin staff who support them?
Matthew Xerri, Griffith University This month, the Fair Work Commission handed Australia’s aged care workforce an historic pay rise, with…
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‘Wage justice’: Big pay rise for aged care workers
Aged care workers have secured a “historic” pay rise – some getting up to a 28.5 per cent increase – in what…
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Changes are coming for Australia’s aged care system. Here’s what we know so far
Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney and Eugenia Tsihlis, University of Technology Sydney Australia’s subsidised aged care services now help…
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How have Labor’s aged care promises been tracking
The aged care sector has been subject to "ambitious" reforms some of which have been achieved, while others have stalled…
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NDIS: Major final report proposes intensive overhaul to disability services
Bill Shorten said it was “always inevitable” there would be a “Mark II” moment in the NDIS. Speaking at the…
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