aged care sector

A “historic” 15 per cent pay rise for hundreds of thousands of aged care workers across the country will cost the federal budget more than $11b, the federal government has confirmed.A cornerstone election promise of the Albanese government,…

Low paid migrant workers should not get a pay rise because their conditions are already better than where they have come from, according to Barnaby Joyce.Wages for temporary skilled migrants will be raised by up to $16,000 from July under a…

Three aged care facilities are set to be closed down leaving hundreds of vulnerable residents forced to find new places to live. Wesley Mission announced on Thursday that they would close its remaining three residential aged care facilities…

Australia’s most recent census results show the country is facing a ticking time bomb – and there are key changes we need to make now if we want to continue to thrive as a nation.The 2021 Census not only provides a snapshot of where the…

An essential industry in Australia is at serious risk of financial collapse after a new report revealed that two out of three nursing homes operated at a serious loss in 2020-21, with warnings an emergency injection of funds from the…