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SA Labor to deliver on aged care

With Labor returned to government in South Australia, Premier Peter Malinauskas has set out a sweeping health agenda, including major…

Anglicare Sydney expands with Infinite Care deal

Anglicare Sydney will acquire Infinite Care, creating a 4,600‑bed national provider across four states. Leaders say the merger strengthens clinical…

Palliative care: Victoria needs urgent fix

Palliative Care Victoria (PCV) has warned that a rapidly ageing population and increasing demand for services are creating a critical…

Dementia care: new action framework

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has released its National Dementia Action Plan framework, signalling a period of practical…

2025 highlights: Reshaping the sector

2025 reshaped Australia's aged care. Legislative reforms, pay rises, and new services emerged, yet provider closures, class actions, and persistent…

Year in review: Dementia breakthroughs

Dementia has surpassed heart disease to become the leading cause of death in Australia, a statistic confirmed by the Australian…

Care Economy Cooperative Research Centre gets to work

Australia’s care economy has begun a decade-long transformation with the launch of the $129 million Care Economy Cooperative Research Centre…

Aged care worker banned from health work

A north Brisbane aged care worker has been temporarily banned from working in health after she allegedly stole from elderly…

Demand outpacing bed supply: analysis

An analysis by not-for-profit aged care provider Bolton Clarke reveals a system struggling to accommodate the nation's growing older population,…

It’s time to prioritise mental health education

Silverchain has introduced it's free Foundations in Mental Health program, designed to help ready providers for the new Aged Care…

ANMF launches national aged care ‘pulse check’

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has launched a comprehensive assessment of Australia’s aged care system in a bid…

Money matters: Your financial health check

Making informed financial decisions is a lifelong journey, one that evolves with each stage of your career. Whether you’re just…

Pay bump for 400,000 aged care workers

The pay rise, a result of the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) work value case decision, brings welcome changes for the…

$300m funding boost for aged care, AN-ACC rises

The federal government has pledged nearly a billion dollars to the continued improvement of aged care, with funding increases aimed…

Palliative care workforce under siege

A new report by Palliative Care Australia has revealed that escalating demand, coupled with persistent funding constraints and workforce shortages,…

What aged care staff say about their grief

Research suggests aged-care staff experience a unique type of grief when residents die. However, their grief often goes unrecognised, and…

$21.5m in scholarships for aged care workforce

Scholarships will allow recipients to progress their careers in aged care with formal qualifications, like a Cert III or Masters…

The state of our care economy explained

A co-author of the Productivity Commission's recent interim report into the care economy explains their findings, and outlines how Australia…

Aged care grads caught in diploma scam, again

Even more aged care workers are likely to lose their qualifications after another Vocational Educational Training (VET) provider was cancelled by…

Superheroes: ACED thanks aged care workers

Today, on Aged Care Employee Day, we say thank you the more than 400,000 invaluable aged care workers making a…

$30m to rural and regional aged care workforce

In a bid to bring more than 6,000 extra care workers to the bush, Labor has announced it will distribute…

Bupa is cutting staff hours, union claims

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has lodged a Fair Work dispute claiming Bupa is changing rosters of nurses and…

“Wiping its hands of injured nurses”: Backlash to NSW govt proposed cuts to workers’ comp

Compensation payments for psychological injuries will cut off after two and a half years, unless an injured worker can prove…

“Enough is enough”: NSW doctors strike enters third day

Thousands of public hospital doctors across NSW walked off the job this week, calling for pay and conditions to be addressed. Doctors…

“Cruel and financially reckless”– another Vic council to axe in-home care services leaving 300 workers in the lurch

The City of Greater Geelong Council has blindsided locals with the sudden announcement that it will be voting to cease…