Thursday, 12 February 2026

Government Policy

Counsel Assisting recommends 24/7 RNs and mandatory minimum staffing for aged care – but what will be the cost? post image

Counsel Assisting recommends 24/7 RNs and mandatory minimum staffing for aged care – but what will be the cost?

Anthony Albanese comes out against Government’s plan to outsource ACAT assessments – Rick Morton questions if Government reform is “accounting trick” post image

Anthony Albanese comes out against Government’s plan to outsource ACAT assessments – Rick Morton questions if Government reform is “accounting trick”

2,650 aged care units being built or planned by NSW clubs under planning laws post image

2,650 aged care units being built or planned by NSW clubs under planning laws

Another Victorian community aged care home closes its doors – 40 jobs lost, and 29 residents displaced post image

Another Victorian community aged care home closes its doors – 40 jobs lost, and 29 residents displaced

Minimum staffing levels must include RNs plus PCAs – and incentivise NFP providers over For Profits – professor behind US nursing home ratings system tells Commission post image

Minimum staffing levels must include RNs plus PCAs – and incentivise NFP providers over For Profits – professor behind US nursing home ratings system tells Commission

Better pay and conditions for aged care staff should be part of accreditation process and service agreements, NZ aged care work expert says post image

Better pay and conditions for aged care staff should be part of accreditation process and service agreements, NZ aged care work expert says

24/7 RNs, mandatory minimum staffing levels, ratios and allied health, a register and Code of Conduct for care workers: Senior Counsel proposes 10 recommendations for reforms of residential aged care workforce reforms post image

24/7 RNs, mandatory minimum staffing levels, ratios and allied health, a register and Code of Conduct for care workers: Senior Counsel proposes 10 recommendations for reforms of residential aged care workforce reforms

Senior Counsel proposes 10 recommendations for reforms of residential aged care workforce reforms post image

Senior Counsel proposes 10 recommendations for reforms of residential aged care workforce reforms

Anthony Albanese pledges support for Royal Commission recommendations – but election two years away post image

Anthony Albanese pledges support for Royal Commission recommendations – but election two years away

What could Australia’s aged care system look like in 10 years under the Royal Commission’s proposed model? post image

What could Australia’s aged care system look like in 10 years under the Royal Commission’s proposed model?

Big union lobbying campaign for Medicare style levy to fund aged care post image

Big union lobbying campaign for Medicare style levy to fund aged care

Glen Brown’s Reside Communities gets nod for $100M 200-unit vertical retirement village at Brisbane golf club – 97% of submissions in favour post image

Glen Brown’s Reside Communities gets nod for $100M 200-unit vertical retirement village at Brisbane golf club – 97% of submissions in favour