The Albanese government seeks to delay aged care workers' wage rises of 23 per cent by almost two years due to concerns that a large pay jump could fuel labour shortages by attracting workers from other sectors. The government has ...

Leaked documents suggest aged care reforms that were to start in July have been delayed for a year. The aged care sector faces further delays in implementing crucial changes recommended by the Royal Commission after internal communications leaked from the ...

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, the Fair Work Commission awarded increases of up to 13.5 per cent on top of 15 per cent granted last ...

Australian women are set to be thousands of dollars better off by the time they retire, with the government promising superannuation on paid parental leave in a landmark win for gender equality. After long citing budget restraints, the government will ...

Millions of Australians who withdrew their super savings during Covid-19 will be left dramatically worse off in their retirement, with taxpayers potentially facing a $85bn bill over the next 60 years to support poorer retirees. The Morrison-era early release of ...

Australian Capital Territory officials have been tasked to rewrite parts of the voluntary assisted dying (VAD) bill after an inquiry found phrases to be "vague". A parliamentary inquiry last week found that a person's "last stages of life" and "advanced" ...

Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney and Eugenia Tsihlis, University of Technology Sydney Australia’s subsidised aged care services now help around 1.5 million older people to receive care and support. Taxpayers contributed A$28 billion to the various programs in 2022-23. ...

A person on the average annual wage of $73,000 will get a tax cut of more than $1500 a year under Labor’s revamped tax policy – more than double the cut they’d have received under the Coalition’s legislated stage 3 ...

The Albanese Government's early campaign promise of establishing more than 50 urgent care clinics (UCC) has taken shape as 58 UCCs are now open across Australia. Health Minister Mark Butler said the UCCs were starting to deliver care seven days ...

The aged care sector has been subject to "ambitious" reforms some of which have been achieved, while others have stalled along the way or are in progress. Following waves of the Covid-19 outbreaks and a confronting royal commission, the aged ...