6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (931+ words) Every welfare program negotiates a fundamental tension: between fiscal responsibility and consistency on one hand, and care for real people with complex needs and situations on the other. Over the past decade or so, one Australian program after another has…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (612+ words) The Albanese Government has unveiled a $3 billion aged care package aimed at expanding bed supply and improving dementia supports. It will be funded by winding back a scheme that gives higher private health insurance rebates to people over 65. Speaking at…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (441+ words) Older Australians will soon have free access to a Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine, with the Albanese government announcing a major investment to protect those most at risk of severe illness from the common but potentially deadly virus. From 15 May,…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (629+ words) The Albanese government has announced that the current co-payments for aged care services such as showering, dressing and continence care, will be scrapped from October 1. Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler confirmed on Wednesday that, as part of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (479+ words) Victoria's political landscape has undergone a major shake'up this week, with Premier Jacinta Allan unveiling a new cabinet on Wednesday following the sudden resignation of three senior ministers " including Health Minister Mary'Anne Thomas. Ms Thomas, along with Finance Minister Danny…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (938+ words) As the conflict in the Middle East disrupts fuel, shipping and food supplies, many are starting to ask if they will be still be able to get their medicines if the war drags on. Australia's medicine supply chain is built…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (959+ words) We usually have to wait until winter approaches before we see an increase in cases of influenza, or the flu. But we have already seen a lot of flu this year, with 25, 000 cases reported from January to March " and that's…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (733+ words) More than 400 older Australians are hospitalised every day because of a fall, and an average of 17 of those people will die as a result. Falls cost the health system more than three billion dollars a year, making them one of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (593+ words) A national study has found that elder abuse is being significantly under'recognised in Australian hospitals and emergency departments, with researchers warning that the health system may be missing thousands of cases each year. Published in the Medical Journal of Australia,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (556+ words) Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) will repay more than $11. 7 million in wages, interest and superannuation to 5500 current and former employees. It has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) following years of widespread underpayments across its…...