Newsletter: 29 January 2025

An inquest into the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in the death of 19 aged care residents in Western Sydney has reached its official conclusion with the Coroner’s Court of New South Wales finding that at least three deaths were preventable under another model of care.

Aged care providers could be staring down the barrel of rising insurance premiums as impending regulatory reforms linked to the new Aged Care Act place additional responsibilities on the shoulders of registered providers

While the vast majority of Australians now live in jurisdictions where voluntary assisted dying is permitted, accessing voluntary assisted dying depends on knowing it’s a legal option. New research suggests many Australians don’t know this.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to award $10,000 cash to apprentices working in residential construction has sparked a chorus of calls for similar initiatives to be offered to aged care.

The Australian College of Nursing is pushing for strengthened nurse-led models of care and a concerted effort to elevate the image of nursing to improve healthcare access for all Australians.