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Delay in criminal case against Victorian aged care over Covid deaths

The case against an aged care home at the centre of a devastating killer Covid wave in 2020 in Victoria has returned to…

Can an aged care ‘passport’ cut training costs?

A new program allowing aged care workers to carry proof of previously completed training may save providers time and money.…

St Basil’s charged over deadly COVID-19 outbreak

A Melbourne aged care home where 45 residents died from Covid-19 has reported a second outbreak, just one day after being charged by…

St Basil’s aged care managers face court

Managers of a Melbourne aged care home where 50 residents died during a Covid-19 outbreak have argued against giving evidence as it would…

St. Basil’s inquest: Families speak out

Heartbroken families have described the grief and anguish they have experienced in the aftermath of the nation’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.…

St. Basil’s inquest: Managers try to avoid giving evidence

Managers who ran St. Basil’s nursing home in Melbourne have asked to be excused from giving evidence following weeks of…

St. Basil’s inquest: top health official unsure if surge workforce was up to scratch

Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton signed off on furloughing staff at St Basil’s despite being unaware of an inadequate…

Residents begging for meals and medication: St Basil’s hearing continues

The daughter of two St Basil’s residents has painted a harrowing picture of the conditions that her parents lived in…