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Policy & Reform
Aged care promises not being realised: Watchdog
Aged Care Inspector-General Natalie Siegel-Brown says long waits, system complexity and co-payments are undermining the very reforms designed to help older Australians stay independent.
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Industry News
Older Australians underestimate RSV risk
A survey suggests many older Australians understand RSV can be a serious illness but do not see themselves as personally at risk, with more than one million eligible Australians yet to receive free protection against the virus.
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Funding
Strong demand for WA’s $100m aged care loans
Following strong interest in WA's $100m Aged Care Low Interest Loan Scheme, the Cook government to begin negotiations with eight providers seeking to expand or upgrade residential aged care services.
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Governance
Closing the governance insight gap
The Aged Care Act and Strengthened Quality Standards demand unprecedented accountability from governing bodies. Yet new research shows boards may struggle to access the insights required to ensure safe, high quality care.
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Clinical Practice
Report reveals aged care VAD failures
A new national report has found that most aged‑care providers are failing to support residents’ access to voluntary assisted dying, with 73 per cent offering unclear or no access and two‑thirds providing no public information about the legal end‑of‑life option.
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Opinion
Aged care model needs rethinking: Opinion
Despite major reforms, older Australians are waiting weeks for assessment and more than 200 days for services, while operators warn the sector is becoming less sustainable and increasingly dominated by large corporate providers.
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Funding
$311m in Support at Home grants unlocked
The Federal Government has opened a third round of Support at Home Thin Markets grants, with more than $311 million available to help aged care providers continue delivering services in rural, remote and specialised care settings.
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Wages
July 1 changes to pay, super and leave
Aged care workers will receive a 4.75pc pay rise under the Fair Work Commission’s annual wage review, with the government saying the increase will add several thousand dollars to workers’ incomes as broader superannuation and parental leave reforms begin.
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Funding
Budget 2026/27: Major gaps remain in aged care
Aged care providers and advocates have welcomed major Budget investments, including free personal care services and expanded dementia support, while warning that long wait times, workforce shortages and limited home care access continue to put older Australians at risk.
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Industry News
Services Union rallies despite imprisonment threats
Union members will defy warnings of imprisonment when they march on the offices of a major business lobbying group, as the Fair Work Commission mulls sweeping changes that could cost workers hundreds per week.
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Tech & Innovation
Tech a double-edged sword for over 65s
Many older people say rapid digital change is leaving them behind, with technostress, scams and inaccessible online services creating new barriers to essential care, social connection and financial security.
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In-home Care
Preventing hospitalisations using a multidisciplinary care model
For too many older people, the supports they need don’t arrive early enough, or in a way that keeps them safe and well at home. Avoidable hospitalisations continue to place enormous pressure on older people, families and the health system.
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