Newsletter: 16 April 2025

Aged care has a dental care problem, with education, awareness, and affordability resulting in potentially preventable hospitalisations.

​As Australia’s federal election campaign intensifies, both major parties are spotlighting aged care in their policy platforms, unveiling funding commitments aimed at enhancing services in underserved regions.​

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission could be significantly impacted if the Coalition wins the election and implements a freeze on public service recruitment, potentially resulting in up to 26% of the existing workforce being lost.

Bupa Aged Care is at the centre of a new class action issued by Echo Law alleging that between July 1, 2019, and April 11, 2025, Bupa failed to provide the quality of care it promised to residents, and that it was required to deliver under law.

They came from across the globe with aspirations for a long and meaningful life in Australia. Now, more than 70 dedicated aged care workers celebrated the moment that their dream became reality: permanent residency in Australia.