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Industry & Reform
50 new urgent care clinics are on the cards. But are the existing ones working? Hereās what we know soĀ far
Over the weekend the Australian government announced $644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia.…
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Industry & Reform
Labor unveils next step in healthcare overhaul
Labor has announced a $644 million bid to open 50 more urgent care clinics, building on Anthony Albaneseās centrepiece $8.5…
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Industry & Reform
The major parties want nine in 10 GP visits bulk billed by 2030. Hereās why we shouldnāt aim forĀ 100 per cent
Unaffordable GP visits has become a pressing issue amid the increasing cost-of-living crisis. About 30 per cent of Australians delayed…
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Industry & Reform
Tit for tat: Major parties put health at the centre of pre-election promises
The Prime Minister has promised the largest single investment in Medicare in its 41 years, tripling the current bulk billing…
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Industry & Reform
New year, same aged care crisis: Longer wait times, facility closures and hospital strain
Recent government data reveals that wait times for accessing aged care services have continued to grow year-on-year. The Productivity Commission's…
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Industry & Reform
Minister for Aged Care promoted to Labor cabinet
Minister for Aged Care and Sport Anika Wells has benefitted from a recent party reshuffle, in which Prime Minister Anthony…
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News
Budget boost into dementia research on the cards after sporting legend’s plea for support
The federal government will direct more funding into dementia and brain injury research in the May budget following an impassioned…
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Industry & Reform
Aged care workers may wait until 2026 for full pay increase
The Albanese government seeks to delay aged care workers' wage rises of 23 per cent by almost two years due…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
Reforms delayed to consider “extensive and valuable feedback”
Leaked documents suggest aged care reforms that were to start in July have been delayed for a year. The aged…
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News
AgedĀ careĀ workers pay hike ānot inflationaryā
Claims that a pay boost for some 350,000 aged care workers could fuel inflationary pressures have been dismissed by Aged Care Minister Anika Wells. On Friday,…
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News
Labor to begin paying super on paid parental leave in major win for gender equality
Australian women are set to be thousands of dollars better off by the time they retire, with the government promising…
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COVID-19
New analysis shows early pandemic super scheme will leave taxpayers $85 billion worse off
Millions of Australians who withdrew their super savings during Covid-19 will be left dramatically worse off in their retirement, with…
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Legal Corner
Parts of ACT’s voluntary assisted dying bill to be rewritten
Australian Capital Territory officials have been tasked to rewrite parts of the voluntary assisted dying (VAD) bill after an inquiry…
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Industry & Reform
Changes are coming for Australiaās aged care system. Hereās what we know soĀ far
Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney and Eugenia Tsihlis, University of Technology Sydney Australiaās subsidised aged care services now help…
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Top Stories
Albanese tax plan will give average earner $1500 tax cut ā more than double Morrisonās StageĀ 3
A person on the average annual wage of $73,000 will get a tax cut of more than $1500 a year…
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News
Urgent care clinics open up nationwide
The Albanese Government's early campaign promise of establishing more than 50 urgent care clinics (UCC) has taken shape as 58…
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Industry & Reform
How have Labor’s aged care promises been tracking
The aged care sector has been subject to "ambitious" reforms some of which have been achieved, while others have stalled…
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Aged Care Royal Commission
Aged care minister applauds “ambitious reforms” as facilities continue to struggle
Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells has commended the Albanese Government's "ambitious" aged care reforms despite facilities struggling to reach…
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News
Older Australians missing out on $60m in unpaid Medicare benefits
Nearly a million Australians are eligible to claim millions of dollars in unclaimed Medicare benefits before Christmas. The federal government…
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Opinion
If youāre 65 or over and want to work, youāre far better off in New Zealand thanĀ Australia
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Want to keep working after youāve reached pension age? The…
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Industry & Reform
ACT reveals new VAD bill, different from other states
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) became the latest jurisdiction to introduce voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation on Tuesday ā with the…
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Industry & Reform
Aged care beds sitting empty due to workforce shortages
The need for workforce reform is dire, as aged-care beds nationwide are empty despite long waiting lists, the Committee for…
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News
Government reveals pension changes to get more Aussies to work
Older Australians wanting to work can earn up to $11,800 before their pension is affected as stated in the new…
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Industry & Reform
Dementia and voting in the Voice referendum
Dementia Australia (DA) is asking the families, carers and doctors of those living with dementia to start the conversation about…
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Industry & Reform
IGR: an optimistic view
Last weekās Intergenerational Report (IGR) release projected Australiaās population to age over the next 40 years ā and itās not a problem.…
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