Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, has been appointed patron for the Maggie Beer Foundation. The Foundation, established in 2014, is a charitable organisation aimed at the improving food, nutrition and ...
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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 he is “determined to win the election next year”. Addressing supporters, Mr Albanese said his government came to power with ...
More »Death, stress and low wages: Covid Inquiry on aged care
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PMC) and the Prime Minister have released the final report of an independent inquiry into Australia's response to Covid-19. The 871-page Covid-19 Response Inquiry report covered pandemic impacts across governance and leadership, ...
More »$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 prepared for the next pandemic, with hopes it will restore the trust that was eroded during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ...
More »New telehealth cart keeps residents connected
An innovative telehealth cart is bringing families closer together at The Good Shepherd Home, in Townsville, especially for crucial conversations with health professionals. For instance, one of the home’s residents recently connected to a family member who lived remotely and ...
More »Lessons for the next pandemic: where did Australia go right and wrong in responding to COVID?
Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia; Guzyal Hill, Charles Darwin University; Hassan Vally, Deakin University; Kim M Caudwell, Charles Darwin University; Michael Toole, Burnet Institute; Steven McGloughlin, Monash University, and Tari Turner, Monash University With COVID still classified as an ...
More »Three new staffing quality indicators added for residential aged care
The Australian government has announced the introduction of three new staffing quality indicators to the National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program (QI Program) for residential aged care. The additions, scheduled to come into effect on April 1 2025, will ...
More »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 the speed at which Labor's sector reforms are being rolled out, with 80 per cent saying they are worried the ...
More »Chief Medical Officer known for role in Covid-19 response retires
On Tuesday, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Department of Health and Aged Care Professor Paul Kelly announced his intentions to retire by the end of the month. Professor Kelly joined the Department as Chief Medical Advisor in 2019, ...
More »How can we improve public health communication for the next pandemic? Tackling distrust and misinformation is key
There’s a common thread linking our experience of pandemics over the past 700 years. From the black death in the 14th century to COVID in the 21st, public health authorities have put emergency measures such as isolation and quarantine in ...
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