To give younger Australians a fair go, governments need to wind back age-based tax breaks for ‘comfortably off’ older Australians. That’s according to the Grattan Institute’s new report. It revealed that older Australians today spend more and have higher incomes ...

Australia should harness the potential of older entrepreneurs to change the narrative about an ageing population’s impact on the economy. That’s one of the key points raised by both Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison and COTA Australia today. Morrison told attendees ...

Minister proposes that older workers take a year off to rejuvenate and consider how they will transition into retirement. We are living longer than at any point in human history. This is leaving many nations, such as our own, with an ageing population. This ...

It is time for a national POA register to protect older Australians from economic crime. Enduring powers of attorney (POA) allow mentally capable adults (the principals) to authorise one or more persons (their attorneys) to do anything on their behalf ...

What can we learn from overseas experience with care markets? For those interested in developing Australian aged care into what the Aged Care Roadmap has termed “a consumer-driven market-based system”, it is time to look to the US. This market has ...

As nursing home staff in Victoria campaign for higher staffing levels and better wages, the Federal Office of Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has said it will stand in solidarity with its colleagues. Federal Secretary Annie Butler said it ...

Australia’s population is growing older at a faster rate than ever before, so experts are sounding off now on the best ways to manage this unprecedented demographic shift. By Angela Tufvesson.  Experts in aged care and public policy came together ...

Australia’s ageing population will turn up the demand for care services, a new report on the care services workforce suggests. According to the multimedia Environmental Scan (EScan 2013), released by Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (CS&HISC), health expenditure ...