Monday, 19 January 2026

Government Policy

Federal Government announces first ACAR in two years – just 2,000 bed licenses on offer post image

Federal Government announces first ACAR in two years – just 2,000 bed licenses on offer

Aged Care Year In Review 2020 post image

Aged Care Year In Review 2020

Government delivers refresher training to more than 2,700 Registered Nurses post image

Government delivers refresher training to more than 2,700 Registered Nurses

Retirement Living Year in Review 2020 post image

Retirement Living Year in Review 2020

Should all aged care software be standardised? Royal Commission research says yes post image

Should all aged care software be standardised? Royal Commission research says yes

Federal Government introduces industrial relations reforms to Parliament including changes to casual work that would affect aged care – Cynthia Payne says providers with more permanent workforces are shown to provide better outcomes post image

Federal Government introduces industrial relations reforms to Parliament including changes to casual work that would affect aged care – Cynthia Payne says providers with more permanent workforces are shown to provide better outcomes

New $80M VIC Govt aged care home underway in Melbourne’s east post image

New $80M VIC Govt aged care home underway in Melbourne’s east

Catholic Health Australia lodges submission against QLD’s Voluntary Assisted Dying laws – as Tasmania also debates VAD post image

Catholic Health Australia lodges submission against QLD’s Voluntary Assisted Dying laws – as Tasmania also debates VAD

New Zealand’s retirement village facing prospect of tougher buyback regulations – over 450 villages could be affected post image

New Zealand’s retirement village facing prospect of tougher buyback regulations – over 450 villages could be affected

Senate inquiry report on new home care payment in arrears recommends bill be passed post image

Senate inquiry report on new home care payment in arrears recommends bill be passed

Alarm bells, and great alarm in WA as village operators face ‘disastrous’ new buyback proposal post image

Alarm bells, and great alarm in WA as village operators face ‘disastrous’ new buyback proposal

Dan Andrews wants mandatory minimum staffing ratios for ‘private’ aged care homes in Victoria – but Federal Government unlikely to help foot the bill post image

Dan Andrews wants mandatory minimum staffing ratios for ‘private’ aged care homes in Victoria – but Federal Government unlikely to help foot the bill