National Seniors has called on both parties to commit to a minister for seniors and ageing to being a cabinet position. Justine Elliot, the Minister for Ageing currently works under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Health and Ageing. Boasting 280,000 members, National Seniors is the fourth largest group of its kind in the world.
Peak bodies outcry over Aged Care Taskforce silence: ‘no excuse for delay’
Catholic Health Australia, the peak body representing 350 Catholic Not For Profit aged care facilities, said there “is no excuse for delay” in the reform of aged care by adoption of the Aged Care Taskforce recommendations. “It’s been six months...