The last public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry into the role of permanent migration in nation building has looked at how migration strategies could address workforce shortages in the aged care sector. Robert Thomason, the executive ...

A leading aged care provider in Western Australia has become the first to sign the labour agreement to fast-track the entry of overseas workers. Perth-based Curtin Heritage Living signed the agreement with the United Workers Union (UWU) to offer 570 ...

Aged care providers can now apply for simplified temporary visas to sponsor overseas direct care workers. The move, announced last Friday, is expected to streamline the hiring process and supply the sector with more overseas workers. The aged care sector ...

Australia's migration system has been branded 'crazily complex' in a landmark review published last week calling for major reforms to better attract overseas aged care and nursing staff. The aged care sector is projected to have a shortfall of nearly ...

Australia needs to up its game in attracting overseas aged care workers to plug staffing gaps before competition with countries like New Zealand and Canada becomes more fierce, experts say. Chief executive of the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council, Louise ...