As the short-staffed aged care sector braces itself for the impending Covid peak, the government has released new measures to guide providers on handling outbreaks in residential homes. The 'winter plan' comes in response to providers' claims that the government ...

Mark Butler has been named as the new Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care. The deputy leader of the lower house was sworn in on Wednesday along with Queensland MP Anika Wells, who was appointed Minister for Aged Care ...