Western Australia's Supreme Court judge will be asked to decide whether the murder of a resident at an aged care facility in Albany was a "thrill kill" or a "mercy killing". Jacob Anthony Hoystead murdered 70-year-old resident Monica Mary Stockdale ...

Draft National Aged Care Design and Principles are being written and trialled to meet recommendations proposed by the Aged Care Royal Commission. The report states that previously, aged care has focused too much on 'care delivery', and not enough on ...

More than 25,000 health professionals would be needed to meet the explosive demand for aged care workers as the Australian population grows and ages. The 2021 Aged Care Royal Commission report described the sector as a "cruel and harmful system" ...

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) became the latest jurisdiction to introduce voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation on Tuesday – with the proposed legislation differing from existing laws across Australia. The introduction of the bill comes almost a year after the federal parliament ...

Older Australians and young people can expect to pay less when seeing a doctor after a major boost to the bulk-billing incentive for GPs has kicked in. Starting November 1, GPs will receive triple the incentive to bulk bill concession ...

In Australia, influenza-associated mortality and hospitalisation rates are highest among older adults aged over 65 years. It is estimated that each year, flu causes more than 3000 deaths and more than 13,500 hospitalisations among Australians aged over 50 years. Influenza ...

NSW Police is trying to stop Clare Nowland’s daughter from watching “confronting” police bodycam footage of the moment her mother was tasered as part of a civil case the family has brought against the state. Mrs Nowland died in hospital ...

New research has found that aged care staff need to be 'in the moment' for residents with dementia to have quality care. However, this kind of meaningful engagement is challenging due to staff shortages, workforce demands, and time constraints. The ...

Charles Darwin University (CDU) associate professor Elaine Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama has been nominated for the 2024 Northern Territory Senior Australian of the Year award for her work in child and newborn health. Ḻäwurrpa is a Warramiri woman from Yolŋu Country and ...

The last public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry into the role of permanent migration in nation building has looked at how migration strategies could address workforce shortages in the aged care sector. Robert Thomason, the executive ...