budget
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Jun- 2024 -20 JuneTop Stories
NSW Budget: what’s in it for aged care
The NSW government has announced the stateās ābiggest single investment in social housingā to help address the housing crisis, despite a budget it says…
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Apr- 2024 -29 AprilNews
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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Aug- 2023 -24 AugustNews
Treasurer’s warning as 40-year economic outlook released
The government will be forced to slash spending or hike taxes for Australians if it wants to avoid a widening…
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May- 2023 -22 MayAged Care Royal Commission
Accountability concerns rise as aged care workers await wage hike
Concerns are mounting among industry experts about the government's lack of enforceable rules to ensure the pay rise funds are…
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11 MaySpecialty
Govt focus on in-home aged care could lead to budget stress
Aged care experts have cautioned the Australian government's focus on in-home care could lead to fiscal pressures on the budget…
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4 MayAged Care Royal Commission
Hundreds of billions of dollars of govt funding not evaluated: report
A lack of proper evaluation of federal government-funded programs may be contributing to the significant issues in aged care, experts…
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Feb- 2023 -20 FebruaryNews
ACCPA asks for changes to funding system
Australia's aged care providers have asked to address workforce and worsening operating losses in the upcoming federal government's budget. Today,…
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Nov- 2022 -7 NovemberSpecialty
Advocacy group calls for mandatory dementia education
Australia's peak body for dementia is pushing for compulsory workforce training to boost aged care services for people living with…
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3 NovemberPodcasts
A provider’s take on the budget and aged care reform: podcast
Rising costs of living are hitting aged care providers hard and recent federal budget has offered little relief, according to…
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Oct- 2022 -31 OctoberPodcasts
‘There are a lot of eyes on us’: New ACCPA chief shares unity plans
The new head of Australia's aged care provider peak has revealed the organisation's top priorities for the sector. Tom Symondson,…
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24 OctoberNews
What aged care can expect from the budget
The 2022-23 federal budget, to be announced tomorrow, will outline the government's plans for the coming term and treasurer Jim…
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Jul- 2022 -21 JulyIndustry & Reform
‘There’s no one magic bullet’: Aged Care Minister speaks about sector in crisis
As the short-staffed aged care sector braces itself for the impending Covid peak, the government has released new measures to…
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Apr- 2019 -3 AprilIndustry & Reform
Budget roundup: ‘lost opportunities’ in patient outcomes, home care still waiting
The government celebrated a $7.1 billion surplus in its pre-election budget but nurses were less than cheery. While the Australian…
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May- 2013 -21 MayIndustry & Reform
Health and disability scheme get budget support
The government has chosen to take the "responsible" course to delay the return to surplus in order to āsupport jobs…
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Nov- 2012 -9 November
Double shifts reach āepidemicā levels
In the past two months, nurses at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) have worked more than 400 double shifts of…