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Mar 25

Coalition denies plans to slash NDIS, but says cost is ‘out of control’

Sarah Basford CanalesDisability Advocacy Network urges politicians not to treat scheme as a ‘football to be punted around at the expense of people with...

Mar 25

Disability advocacy service in administration amid grant funding investigation

Disability advocacy service in administration amid grant funding investigation By Kathryn Bermingham Topic:People With Disability The Disability...

Mar 25

‘Breaking point’: Peak psychiatry body warns of ‘growing cracks’ in mental health system

Vulnerable Australians are at risk of falling through “growing cracks” in the mental health system

Mar 25

Carers Australia calls for more support as celebrities shed light on the reality of caregiving.

Carers Australia calls for more support as celebrities shed light on the reality of caregiving By Ned Hammond and wires Emma Heming Willis has been...

Mar 25

Results of the latest survey for older people

Results of the latest survey for older people We surveyed older people, families and carers about the latest changes to aged care. The Aged Care Reform...

Jul 19

'It is crisis at the moment': Queensland AMA president warns of incoming COVID-19 wave in aged care homes

Queensland's Australian Medical Association president has warned the latest wave of COVID-19 could be the most severe for aged care homes, amid a...

Jul 5

Australia's aged-care sector losing 65,000 workers every year, report finds

Australia's aged-care sector is short of 35,000 workers, with about 18,000 staff members having left the industry since August, a new report has...

Jul 5

Young and old mix in new aged care project.

Construction has begun on a shared-roof intergenerational care site that will house a children’s learning centre under the same roof as a residential...

Jul 5

WorkSafe charges St Basil's aged care with workplace safety breaches over 2020 COVID outbreak

Victoria's workplace regulator has charged a Melbourne aged care facility where 45 residents died of COVID in 2020 with alleged offences relating to...

Jul 5

Are you up to date with the 2022 NDIS Legislation Amendments?

Earlier this year, the Australian Parliament passed changes to the NDIS legislation to improve the Scheme.The National Disability Insurance Scheme...

Jul 5

2022-23 Pricing Announcement – One-off payment to registered service providers

As part of the 2021-22 Annual Pricing Review, the Agency has committed to making available up to $514 million to registered providers.READ MORE

Jun 27

‘A finite resource’: as Australia recruits overseas health workers, their home nations bear the cost

For international health workers, Australia often offers better pay and conditions – but inequality is worsening amid a global shortfall.READ MORE

Jun 27

From 1 July, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers will be able to charge nine percent more for services delivered by disability support workers and participant plans will be increased

Minister for the NDIS Bill Shorten announced the new price limit for services yesterday, following the annual price review, and says the increase is...

Jun 27

Resource will help reduce prejudice against parents with intellectual disability

In an Australian first, the Research Centre for Children and Families has produced a resource to increase the disability skills of child protection...

Jun 27

Study highlights low use of mental health services in Australian residential aged care facilities

Less than 3% of people with mental health conditions living in Australian residential aged care facilities accessed government-subsidised mental health...

Jun 27

Butler promises priority legislation to mandate aged care nurses

Health Minister Mark Butler will introduce legislation to deliver the Albanese government’s aged care reforms as early as next month, delivering on its...

Jun 9

‘Dangerous’: Surprise reason so many nurses are quitting

Aussie nurses have come under immense pressure throughout the pandemic but there is another reason so many people are quitting.READ MORE

Jun 9

Help for aged care workers may not be so helpful

New minimum two-hour shifts are likely to blow home care package budgets and could push some people to residential aged care earlier than planned.Home...

Jun 9

National Disability Insurance Agency boss resigns amid speculation over his future

Advocates call for NDIA to be led by person with disability after Martin Hoffman steps down as chief executive.READ MORE

Jun 9

Plenty of jobs but gender stereotypes and low pay can hold men back from careers in aged care

Experts are calling for more aged care workers as our population gets older, saying without men stepping up, there will be severe worker shortages.READ MORE

Jun 9

‘Fixing the aged care crisis’ won’t be easy, with just 5% of nursing homes above next year’s mandatory staffing targets

In his election victory speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged to “fix the crisis in aged care”.One of the biggest challenges facing incoming...

May 18

UNSW’s Felt Experience and Empathy Lab combines art and technology to design psychosocial supports for wellbeing

Picture entering a room that is like a blank canvas: colourless and bare apart from a door, two windows, and a virtual reality headset.Curiosity...

May 18

National Disability Insurance Agency accused of discriminating against employees with disability

Kerriene Minjoot never felt like her blindness was a barrier to her succeeding at work, until she joined the very government agency tasked with improving...

May 18

'Verbally abused' aged care workers call for mental health helpline ahead of federal election

For some Australians, life seems to be returning to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic but for aged care clients and staff, the risk of the virus...

May 18

The 29,000 younger Australians living with dementia are getting lost between disability services and aged care

There are up to 29,000 people aged under 65 living with dementia in Australia. Our new research shows people with young onset dementia experience delays...