Five-star ranking system reveals one in 10 aged care homes is substandard

Sydney Morning Heard, 19 December 2022 Nearly one in every 10 aged care homes in Australia is substandard, according to the government’s new…

Government asks to delay aged care pay rise it championed

Sydney Morning Herald, 16 December 2022 The Health Services Union has accused the federal government of failing the aged care workforce after the…

Anger at delay in aged care workers’ pay rise

The Australian, 16 December 2022 The Albanese government has proposed a 15 per cent pay rise for aged care workers be funded in…

Health workers’ union backs cashless gaming as mysterious robo-call questioned

One of the state’s largest unions has backed Premier Dominic Perrottet’s promise to turn NSW poker machines cashless, insisting the time for trials and talk has…

Covid havoc in aged-care homes as cases, deaths surge

The Australian, 13 December 2022 Covid has again surged through aged care homes, with weekly deaths in residential facilities eight times higher than…

Expiry of COVID funding raises fears of hospital service cuts

Sydney Morning Herald, 12 December 2022 Doctors and other health workers fear the end of extra federal health funding for COVID-19 testing and…

Unions jump on new IR laws to boost aged care pay

Australian Financial Review, 6 December 2022 Aged care unions will use the Albanese government’s new industrial relations laws to…

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