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 ...

Finding and keeping the staff required to deliver the best of care for older Australians is no simple undertaking, as aged care providers across the country can undoubtedly attest.According to the 2022 CompliSpace Aged Care Workforce Report, around half of ...

Health Minister Mark Butler has declined to say how the government intends to respond to a damning report that found both the health system and workplaces were failing women. Released last week, the Senate Community Affairs References Committee's report made ...

Nicole Sutton, University of Technology Sydney and Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney After months of negotiations between the major parties, the government has announced it will implement the Aged Care Taskforce recommendations. The government already signalled back in March ...

Breaking the stigma around mental illness requires us to make mental health a part of our everyday conversations. Talking about mental health is a sign of strength and self-awareness and invites others to participate in an ongoing conversation with far ...

Following months of anticipation, new details pertaining to aged care reform have been released. During last weeks parliamentary sitting, the parties took significant steps towards bipartisan collaboration but no formal agreement has been reached. Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said ...

In a direct response to Royal Commission recommendations for the delivery of specialised dementia care, the Australian government has invested a further $16 million to bring in what they have dubbed a 'new era in dementia respite care.' Within the ...

Melbourne's Legionnaires’ outbreak has claimed the lives of two Australians. A 90-year-old woman and a man in his 60s have died in hospital in Melbourne’s west. The Victorian Department of Health issued an update over the weekend confirming the number of ...