workforce shortages
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Nov- 2024 -4 NovemberTop Stories
Albanese pledges fee-free TAFE as election campaign kicks off
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has thrown Laborās first election pitch at a major campaign rally in Adelaide on Sunday, saying…
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Sep- 2024 -30 SeptemberIndustry & Reform
$900 million for rural, remote and specialist aged care
Following the Albanese government's recent reform announcements, Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells has confirmed that $900 million will be…
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19 SeptemberNews
69yo man’s death exposes critical ambulance shortages
A man has died after he was forced to wait four hours for an ambulance after suffering a fall at…
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Jul- 2024 -22 JulyTop Stories
$35m for new Cairns TAFE for care and support workers
A $35m investment will be made into a new aged care, disability support and mental health care and support TAFE…
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18 JulyTop Stories
Supply and demand: Nursing shortfall predicted to grow
As Australian nurses grapple with sector wide staff shortages, the Department of Health and Aged Care has revealed that demand…
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Jun- 2022 -29 JuneNews
Aged care staff shortages double in less than a year
Australia's aged care workforce is now facing an annual worker shortfall of up to 35,000 staff, a new report has…
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May- 2012 -1 May
Nurses, carers win in aged care reforms
A $1.2 billion workforce compact between government, providers and unions hopes to turn around the poor wages and working conditions…