Australians face the brutal reality of going through their entire working life unable to afford a home and subsequently ending up in poverty when they retire, a new report has found. The Australia Institute's Reducing poverty in retirement report compared ...

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 ...

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 ...

An 86-year-old Adelaide Hills man has tragically personified the problem's surrounding assessments in the aged care system, requesting euthanasia under SA's Voluntary Assisted Dying laws rather than continue to wait for in-home care. Cyril Tooze was approved for a Level ...

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 ...

Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker. Anglicare Australia has crunched the numbers and finds essential workers who can get a rental have essentially no money left to live ...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed this week that dementia is projected to become the nation's leading cause of death. In 2023 dementia was the second highest cause of death behind ischaemic heart disease, however, less than 250 death ...

Concerning figures have been released regarding the mental, physical and financial wellbeing of the nation's carers. The Palliative Care Australia (PCA) national workforce survey analysed the impact of the growing demand and resource challenges associated with palliative care on both ...

Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) will receive $13 million in government funds in order to upscale its capacity to deliver timely and trustworthy advice to the aged care sector on skills, technology and person-centred care. Minister for ...

October 1st saw the latest increase to mandatory care minutes come into effect, with providers now required to meet 215 care minutes per resident per day, including 44 minutes of direct registered nurse care. Recent sector data submitted to the ...