Australian women are set to be thousands of dollars better off by the time they retire, with the government promising superannuation on paid parental leave in a landmark win for gender equality. After long citing budget restraints, the government will ...
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Health insurance premiums to rise by three per cent
Almost 15 million Australians covered by private health insurance will be paying more for their premiums, which are set to rise by more than three per cent on average – the largest increase in five years. On Tuesday, the Albanese ...
More »New WA aged care an example of ‘living in the home’ recommendations
A new residential aged care opened in southern Western Australia, basing its practices and homes on community. MercyCare has opened a new facility in Maddington, south-east of Perth, which has six houses each housing 18 residents. The 108-bed community is ...
More »“Have a cuppa and a chat’: Funding boost supports connections for older Qlders
The Queensland government has invested in additional funding for activities to improve social connections amongst older Queenslanders. The extra $12.5m builds on the existing $20.5m allocated over the next five years to 42 existing Seniors Social Isolation Services that address ...
More »Aged care worker mauled by client’s dog
An aged care worker who was violently mauled by a dog at a Sydney home has undergone surgery to treat her significant injuries. Lynda Watson, 51, has spent the past week in intensive care unit after she was left with potentially life-altering injuries when a ...
More »Three charges dropped for NSW cop accused of taser death
A senior constable charged with fatally tasering 95-year-old Clare Nowland in a rural nursing home will fight the allegations in a trial. Kristian White, 33, was called to Yallambee Lodge nursing home in Cooma, NSW, on May 17 last year ...
More »Delay in criminal case against Victorian aged care over Covid deaths
The case against an aged care home at the centre of a devastating killer Covid wave in 2020 in Victoria has returned to court. Lawyers acting for the home charged after residents died in a Covid cluster have asked for a key hearing ...
More »ACQSC accused of ‘unacceptable ignorance’ about standard of audits made by consultants
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has been accused of "unacceptable ignorance" about the standard of audits performed by consultants that have been paid tens of millions of dollars to inspect aged care homes across Australia. The aged ...
More »Australia’s oldest person Catherina van der Linden dies aged 111
A South Australian woman believed to be Australia's oldest person has died at the age of 111. Catherina van der Linden died on 26 January at Southern Cross Care's West Beach Residential Care home. "[Catherina] passed away peacefully on Australia ...
More »Aged care worker charged with 72 counts of allegedly using a resident’s credit card
A NSW aged care worker has been charged with 72 counts of allegedly using a 'vulnerable person's' credit card, stealing more than $71,000. Daisy Aben, 67, allegedly used the 'vulnerable person's' NAB credit card to withdraw cash from Mosman ATMs, ...
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