Age and veterans pensioners will soon be able to work more without it affecting their Centrelink payments. It comes after amendments were moved in the House of Representatives this week which will extend the $4000 boost through to December 31st ...

A manager of an aged care provider has said ageist attitudes may be behind the rising number of homelessness among older people. NSW has followed Victoria in putting forward recommendations to address the 42 per cent increase of homelessness among ...

Aged care workers are set to receive a 15 per cent interim pay rise after the Fair Work Commission ruled that existing pay did not "properly compensate" industry workers for their value. The decision, handed down by the Commission in November, ...

Rising costs of living are hitting aged care providers hard and recent federal budget has offered little relief, according to the chief of one of New Zealand and Australia's major aged care providers. Cameron Holland from Ryman Healthcare Australia said ...

Aged care providers will buckle under Australia's ageing population unless swift action is taken to meet an oncoming wave of demand, the aged care minister has warned. Anika Wells told the Melbourne Institute Outlook conference that demand for aged care ...

Parents, carers and older Australians would be able to take their bosses to the Fair Work Commission to fight for flexible hours under Labor’s industrial relations reforms. The Albanese government will seek to change “outdated” laws in order to give ...

The new head of Australia's aged care provider peak has revealed the organisation's top priorities for the sector. Tom Symondson, who was elected as chief of the Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) last month, said he'll strive to ...

Aged care advocates and experts have said the federal government's first budget fulfilled key election promises but does not financially support true reform. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down Labor's budget this week, with $3.9 billion earmarked for the aged care ...

A nurse who attended work at a south-east Melbourne nursing home while infected with Covid-19 has been fined $25,000.  On July 26 and 27 2020, Kamaljeet Kaur Brar worked two casual shifts at Menarock Life in Highett, despite instructions to ...

Two-thirds of Australia's aged care providers are operating at a loss, according to recent data, with inflation rates driving up costs of delivering quality care. A recent StewartBrown report warned residential homes are falling short of roughly $14.67 per bed ...