AGED CARE A WINNER IN BUDGET HEALTH FUNDING
ABC Rural By Edwina Farley Arguments over the way aged care is funded in rural and remote areas have struck a chord in Canberra with the...
Budget 2016: Aged-care cut by $1.2bn to fight blowout
Payments to aged-care providers will be slashed by $1.2 billion over four years to help curb a predicted blowout of $3.8bn in costs in...
Budget 2016: The budget in five minutes
ECONOMY Deficit of $37.1 billion in 2016-17. Unemployment rate falls to 5.5 per cent this year, and for each year until 2019-20. GDP...
Review recommends changes to retirement village legislation
A review of legislation that sets out the rights and responsibilities of retirement village residents and operators has recommended...
Robot librarian helps elderly connect
Whittlesea’s elderly residents can now visit the library without leaving home. The library recently received more than $5000 from...
Budget: Stakeholders outline missed opportunities
Peak bodies have expressed disappointment that reform proposals recommended in the recent Aged Care Roadmap did not feature in last...