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Advocating For Older Australians

Ed Krutsch, Friday, 9th June 2023 -  For more than 35 years, Debra Nicholl, the current CEO, Elder Rights Advocacy, has worked with older Australians.  Debra continues to take action through proactive and systematic…

Aged care improvements come at pensioners’ expense

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Tuesday, 25th October 2022 -  The federal budget is spending big on aged care, but cost of living pressures remain for pensioners. The Albanese government is committing to ensuring “older Australians have the…

Monarchs in Melbourne bring the butterfly effect

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 13th September 2022 -  Residents were all in a flap over a program that saw them watch the butterflies grow from pupa to fully-fledged winged beauty before releasing them into the world. Aged care residents…

Q&A: Rishworth’s plan for “positive impact”

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 2nd August 2022 -  The new social services minister promises to leave no Australian behind. Almost three months on from the election, Parliament has begun sitting and we’re starting to get an idea of…

Election 2022: what have the major parties promised?

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 4th May 2022 -  We take a look at the announcements made so far on the issues of relevance to our sector. We’ve passed the halfway point of this campaign and we’re just a few short weeks away from the federal…

Election 2022: What the sector wants

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 22nd April 2022 -  The 2022 federal election is rapidly approaching. Each day, candidates from across the political spectrum lay out their agenda. But how does that fit with yours? Pro Bono News has …

Aged care on the edge, but there is a path forward

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 6th April 2022 -  After 20 reviews, a royal commission, and a global pandemic, the crisis in aged care in Australia has been thrust firmly into the spotlight. Ahead of this year’s federal election, …

Labor’s budget reply goes big on aged care, similar on much else

Contributor, Friday, 1st April 2022 -  If elected, Anthony Albanese will deliver a fresh 2022 budget within months. His budget reply speech suggests much of it will be little different, writes University of Canberra professor…

Building a workforce that cares for the future

Danielle Ballantine, Monday, 14th March 2022 -  The royal commission told us to respect our elders, but we also need to respect the workforce that supports them, writes Your Side Australia CEO Danielle Ballantine, who says the time…

Four key takeaways from the aged care royal commission’s final report

Contributor, Tuesday, 2nd March 2021 -  The federal government has finally released the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Disappointingly, however, this report gives the government…

Yes, older Australians need more home-care funding. But these dribs and drabs only make a dent in the waiting list

Contributor, Thursday, 17th December 2020 -  The federal government has announced $850 million for 10,000 additional home-care packages, as part of $1 billion for aged care. Here’s why that’s not nearly enough.…

‘YPIRAC is a wicked problem that can only be solved by working across sectors’

Di Winkler, Wednesday, 21st October 2020 -  Dr Di Winkler AM, CEO and founder of the Summer Foundation, takes a look at the new Younger People in Residential Aged Care Strategy and reflects on what success will look like. The recent…

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