Funding

Labor pledges $60m for aged care in the NT

Upgraded mental health care facilities and funds for a new residential care home will form the centrepiece of Labor’s grand…

“Cruel and financially reckless”– another Vic council to axe in-home care services leaving 300 workers in the lurch

The City of Greater Geelong Council has blindsided locals with the sudden announcement that it will be voting to cease…

Federal Budget: $2.6bn for wages and $291.6m for aged care not good enough says opposition

On Tuesday night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his fourth federal budget, which, as expected, focuses heavily on the delivery of…

“Should not be rushed”: Peaks express post-budget concerns for reform rollout

As the deadline for the new Aged Care Act is drawing ever closer, providers are under increasing pressure to adapt.…

‘Major win’: Albanese promises to cap cost of PBS medications

Prescription medicines will be capped at $25 per script under a major cost-of-living election promise set to be unveiled by…

Pay rises for aged care nurses funded with additional $2.6 billion

The Albanese government has quashed any remaining questions of how it will afford a pay rise for over 60,000 aged…

50 new urgent care clinics are on the cards. But are the existing ones working? Here’s what we know so far

Over the weekend the Australian government announced $644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia.…

Latest round of ACCAP grant opportunities now open

Applications are now open for the latest round of the federal government's Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP). The Department…

“We only get one brain”: CTE funding a welcome boost for dementia awareness

The federal government has made a $12.5 million commitment to raising awareness for dementia. The funding has been allocated to…

Aged care nurses set to earn more from March 1

Registered and enrolled nurses working in aged care will soon be paid more under the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) changes…

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…

“A grim picture”: Rural Aussies are dying younger than urban counterparts

A new report shows that a tree change may actually be bad for your health, revealing avoidable deaths in Australia's…

Hospitals will get $1.7 billion more federal funding. Will this reduce waiting times?

Henry Cutler, Macquarie University Last week, the federal government announced it will pay states and territories an extra, one-off, A$1.7…

Menopause treatments to be subsidised as Labor pledges half a billion for women’s health

The Albanese government has pledged to add hormone replacement therapies and new oral contraceptives to the list of federally subsidised…

Albanese’s “cracker” announcement: $1.7B in additional funding for public hospitals and health services

The Albanese government has unveiled a $1.7bn funding boost for state-run hospitals amid “pressures” hampering the country’s health system. The…

Facing the big home truth on dementia – opinion

Home is where the heart – and brain – is for the rapidly growing number of Australians diagnosed with dementia. …

$18.4m for clinical placements in aged care

The Albanese government has announced that it will invest $18.4 million to support more nursing students to enter the nation's…

10-year National Dementia Action Plan announced

The Albanese government has released its National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034, aimed at creating a nation that's more “dementia inclusive.”…

Government warned of home care waitlist blowouts

Older Australians are staring down longer wait times for basic support to help them live independently over the next six…

Not so “lucky country”: 1 in 5 Aussies retiring to poverty

Australians face the brutal reality of going through their entire working life unable to afford a home and subsequently ending…

Albanese pledges fee-free TAFE as election campaign kicks off

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown Labor’s first election pitch at a major campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday, saying…

$251m for Australian Centre for Disease Control

The Albanese government has pledged $251.7m to establish a permanent Centre for Disease Control (CDC) tasked with ensuring Australia is…

Life and death on the waitlist

An 86-year-old Adelaide Hills man has tragically personified the problem's surrounding assessments in the aged care system, requesting euthanasia under…

70% of providers concerned about pace of Aged Care Act rollout

A survey conducted by an Australian aged care peak body has revealed that seven in 10 providers are concerned with…

‘National scandal’: Only 1-in-100 rentals are affordable for essential workers

Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker. Anglicare Australia…