Working women in Australia are still earning hundreds of dollars less per week than men. On average, women earn $252.30 less per week than their male colleagues, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This adds up ...

A new dementia care village has opened in South Australia – complete with a shop designed by Coles, a hairdresser, and a cafe. Partnering up with the federal and state government, HammondCare opened the dementia care village in Daw Park, ...

The government has accused the coalition of standing in the way of millions of Australians accessing cheaper medicines, as they seek to delay the rollout of 60-day dispensing. On Wednesday, coalition senators Anne Ruston and Bridget McKenzie said if Labor ...

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) critiqued yesterday’s article in The Australian, saying it misrepresented the College’s position on skilled migration for aged care nurses. Chief of ACN Kylie Ward said ACN was committed to work with the Government to ...

Health Minister Mark Butler has condemned the community pharmacy peak body over its latest attack on impending changes to drug dispensing rules, in a move he labelled a "cynical scare campaign" designed to "scare vulnerable aged care residents". It follows a ...

Western Australia’s primary health care (PHC) nurses were found to be the most underutilised in Australia. The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) released a survey and found that more than a third of all PHC nurses working in ...

A cafe in an aged care residency has become a hub for fostering intergenerational communication with meaningful connections and fun for residents and families. Star Cafe at Star of the Sea Aged Care Residence in Torquay, Victoria, aimed to provide ...

Free vaccinations will roll out for Queenslanders amid a spike in cases across the state, with calls for aged care staff, residents, and visitors to get vaccinated. Starting this weekend, Queenslanders will be eligible for free influenza vaccination at GPs ...

A police officer charged with tasering great-grandmother Clare Nowland at an aged care facility will be restrained by bail conditions as police consider upgrading his charges. Kristian James White appeared via audiovisual link in the Supreme Court on Tuesday after being charged ...

Multiple aged-care facilities have been forced close due to workforce shortages in June and July, one month after a nationwide 24/7 nurse mandate was introduced into Australia's nursing homes. Last week three aged care facilities announced their closure, leaving 70 ...