Labor wins Federal Election; Anthony Albanese is 31st Prime Minister The Labor Party came out on top this Federal Election and is expected to form a majority Government, with new Prime Minister...
Consumers What the aged care sector is asking for this Election With the Federal Election less than a week away, political parties and candidates are making their last-minute promises and...
Consumers Nurses celebrated but union still calling out for support Nurses of all kinds, including those working in aged care, are being celebrated for International Nurses Day today.
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Two out of three at-risk Australians are ignoring important heart check-ups For Heart Week 2022, the Heart Foundation is encouraging Australians between 45 and 74 years of age to not avoid their...
Industry Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing New aged care peak body entity full steam ahead In a momentous vote, members of aged care peak bodies Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) and Aged and Community...
Consumers Government Health and Wellbeing Less than one percent of rentals in Australia are affordable to an Age Pensioner The newly released Rental Affordability Snapshot National Report April 2022 from Anglicare Australia, peak social...
Consumers Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing Individualised care vital for diverse lives of older Australians SPONSORED STORY - While the number of people using home care services in Australia has tripled over the last three...
Consumers Industry Culture Awareness Centenarian looks back on time living through World War II Centenarian Eric Tweedale, resident at Peninsula Villages in New South Wales, reminisces on his life during World War II...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care a hot topic during the first Election Leadership Debate The first Leadership Debate of the Federal Election campaign was held last night and hard-hitting questions were asked...
Consumers Industry Government Aged care workers set to go on strike for first time A majority of aged care workers across five large aged care facilities have voted to go on strike due to ongoing anger...
Consumers Advice Finance New study finds one in three retirees want to or have re-entered the workforce National Seniors Australia, peak body for older Australians, has released research that found 20 percent of pensioners...
Consumers Advice Caring & Carers Parkinson's awareness front and centre this April Thirty-seven Australians receive a Parkinson's diagnosis every day. On World Parkinson's Day, 11 April, and during...
Consumers Caring & Carers Culture Awareness Pandemic has worsened the mental health of carers A recent survey from Carers Victoria has found that over 75 percent of carers in Victoria are experiencing increased...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Opposition Budget reply promises to fix the "crisis in aged care" The Labor Party has released its reply to the Federal Budget, pledging an extra $2.5 billion to the aged care sector and...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers No funding or workers to implement recent amendments to Aged Care Reform Bill Late on Wednesday night, amendments were made to the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care workers biggest losers in Federal Budget The 2022/23 Federal Budget has not delivered for aged care workers and has left many organisations and groups...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Aged care wages barely keeping up with cost of living A new report, part of an election campaign launched by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC), has found that the...
Consumers Advice Culture Awareness Start arranging your advance care plan during National Advance Care Planning Week During National Advance Care Planning Week, from 21 - 27 March, the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) and Advance...
Consumers Culture Awareness Health and Wellbeing Half of older Victorians don't trust they will receive quality care in nursing homes The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has released a report that found many older Victorians do not have much...
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing The pandemic has exacerbated workplace stress in aged care OPINION - In the years leading up to the pandemic, workplace stress already became recognised as a major workplace...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers One in five aged care workers plan to quit in next 12 months, says ANMF survey The dire situation of the aged care workforce shortage has been further highlighted by a recent report from the...
VTCTA Community Transport Conference 2022 Victoria, 8 - 9 June, 2022 For the first time since 2019 the Community Transport Sector...
National Dementia Conference 2022 Melbourne - 23 - 24 June, 2022 The 13th annual National Dementia Conference will be...
Western Australia Care & Ageing Well Expo Perth - 30 - 31 July, 2022 The Care & Ageing Well Expo in Western Australia provides...
Care Expo Melbourne Melbourne - 12 - 13 August, 2022 With the launch of Care Expo Melbourne unable to proceed in...
Care Expo Brisbane Brisbane - 15 - 16 September, 2022 Following a highly successful event in 2021, Care Expo...
LASA National Congress 2022 Adelaide - 12-14 October, 2022 After a COVID-19 hiatus, the LASA National Congress 2022 will...