Barbara Hale found herself in pain due to several health conditions, such as osteoarthritis in her spine. However, a trip to the Uniting Westmead Senior's gym in 2021 has led to life-changing results. The 79-year-old's consistent gym routine now has ...
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New agreements bump up aged care pay by 4.4 per cent
Workers on new collective agreements are scoring average wage increases of up to 5.8 per cent, according to fresh data released by the workplace umpire. The latest fortnightly wages data for enterprise agreement applications to the Fair Work Commission showed ...
More »Female aged care workers still earn less than men
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 ...
More »High suicide rates among men aged 85 and over
Men over the age of 85 continue to have the highest suicide rates of any age group in Australia, new data shows, prompting calls to address an issue that experts say has been largely ignored. Recent figures published by the ...
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