Stockland’s MD re-kindles FKP rumours

Nov 25 2010 Updated July 4, 2023

The Weekly Source

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Stocklands Managing Director has told investors that the company's focus was still split three ways - retirement, residential and retail. His comments quickly had tongues wagging that FKP's retirement business could be the next target now that Stockland has successfully acquired Aevum.

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...

Ian Horswill

14 May 2024

Government Policy

“End this uncertainty”: aged care sector implores Govt to act on Taskforce recommendations

Aged care providers are expressing their disappointment in reports the Government will not unveil its responses to the Aged Care Taskforce’s recommendations in tomorrow’s Federal Budget. Last week, The Australian reported that aged care will not be...

Caroline Egan

13 May 2024

Aged Care

Unions and aged care providers’ peak body at odds over staggering Stage 3 wage rise

The peak body for aged care providers, Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA), is reluctantly supporting the Government’s April 2024 proposal to phase in the Fair Work Commission (FWC)’s Stage 3 wage rise for aged care workers. “The...

Caroline Egan

14 May 2024

Opinion

Disappointment confirmed: Taskforce recommendations excluded from next Tuesday’s Budget

I wrote in March that the release of the recommendations was “all about shifting the ground and conversations”

Chris Baynes

09 May 2024

COVID-19 deaths in residential aged care keep rising: Greg Hunt, former Health Minister

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Caroline Egan

16 May 2024

Topic - Aged Care

Only in SATURDAY: Bed costs double in two years to $708K

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Caroline Egan

16 May 2024

Topic - Aged Care

New Aged Care Act will be introduced to Parliament “as soon as we humanly can”

The Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells reassured aged care sector attendees of the Department of Health and Aged Care’s post-Budget briefing webinar on Wednesday that the Department is working busily behind the scenes on its response to the Aged...

Caroline Egan

16 May 2024

Topic - Aged Care

The Aged Care Taskforce’s recommendations need the Govt and Opposition to come to a deal

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has signalled that the Aged Care Taskforce’s recommendations are not dead in the water – but a bipartisan agreement is needed now to ensure that the Government can deliver on its promise of a sustainable, and...

Lauren Broomham

16 May 2024