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Bulk-billing rates up but systemic funding must support multi-disciplinary teams to keep people out of hospital
While bulk-billing rates are up, Grattan Institute experts share that the bigger picture has been missed. Multidisciplinary care must be supported to have cross-sector lasting impact.
Senator Anne Ruston retains shadow aged care portfolio amid reshuffle
Senator Anne Ruston retains aged care portfolio and shadow deputy leadership in Senate amid leadership spill.
Two waves, one workforce: the demographic squeeze facing aged care
New forecasts show Australia’s aged care sector is entering a two-wave surge in population ageing, with 2.5 million more people aged 65+ and 1.3 million more aged 80+ by the mid-2040s. Demand is accelerating just as 23% of the workforce approaches retirement.
Regional Australia needs aged care roles filled – Australian Catholic University set to deliver 4000 more home care staff to critical remote regions
Australian Catholic University set to deliver 4000 additional home care staff to remote regions. Spearheading recruitment and training from local communities, they are looking to build up community strength and capacity from within.
Providers must pay bills and seniors must be protected – Catholic Health Australia fronts senate to ask the government to balance support at home reform
Catholic Health Australia and representatives appeal the Senate to consider provider financial viability in the wake of Support at Home uncertainty and confusion. Paying front-line staff and suppliers is integral for high-performers, alongside senior protections from poor-performers.
There is no sector without sustainable growth – provider peak body Ageing Australia weighs in to government with recommendations ahead of budget
Peak provider body, Ageing Australia, has weighed in ahead of Canberra’s May 2026 budget. Key recommendations include funding for capital projects and bed builds, alongside Support at Home reform.
Culturally connected care: Creating meaningful moments for residents at risk of isolation
Italian and Greek music echoed through a Brunswick aged care home. Residents who rarely join activities stepped out of their rooms. A few thoughtful gifts changed the mood of the day. There is a powerful reason moments like this are happening.
Uniting NSW.ACT CEO Tracey Burton to retire – “confident” in group’s community strength and collaborative change
As her retirement announcement is reported on, Tracey Burton reflects on Uniting’s community strength and collaborative leadership change that underpins her confidence and peace to step back.
“No bed, no exit”: South Australia’s aged care bottleneck is everyone’s problem
Hospitals across Australia are absorbing the impact of aged care shortages as older people wait months for placements. South Australia’s response highlights deeper national failures in planning, capacity and accountability.
Australia’s seniors are varied and dynamic, policy response for aged care must mirror that – ex-minister Christopher Pyne warns against older people tropes
Australia’s seniors cannot be seen only in two camps, ‘wealthy boomers’ or ‘vulnerable retirees’ ex-minister, now Chairman of advocacy group says. Nuanced understanding of Australia’s seniors must be at the heart of strategic aged care reform.
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