Thursday, 12 February 2026

Government Policy

Government provides just $87 million to tackle ‘bureaucratic spaghetti’ in MYEFO – what will be the impact on ‘care’?

Fed Govt provides just $87 million to tackle aged care red tape in MYEFO post image

Fed Govt provides just $87 million to tackle aged care red tape in MYEFO

WA enters second phase of consultation on proposed changes to retirement village laws – buybacks up for debate post image

WA enters second phase of consultation on proposed changes to retirement village laws – buybacks up for debate

Senior Counsel calls on Commonwealth, States and Territories and providers to join forces to fix failings in interface between aged care and health care – as Counsel Assisting “reconsiders” propositions

Provider-driven market has failed to deliver health care to residents, state health officials say – but funding, legislative and information sharing reform needed to incentivise change

Department of Health representatives dispute Government clearinghouse data that 9% of aged care residents didn’t see a GP in 2016/17 – Senior Counsel calls out DoH for failing to identify underlying need for GPs

Only one resident out of 1,200 with an ACFI claim for palliative care: in-house palliative care nurse practitioner says providers can’t provide similar service without funding and regulatory reform

Red tape preventing aged care and home care recipients from accessing restorative care, rehabilitation medicine expert argues – and funding for rehabilitation should be tied to residents

Hospital systems in Australia don’t collect data to identify aged care residents, geriatric emergency medicine panel tells Commission – and live link to MyAgedCare data is the solution

Ingenia approved to increase Port Stephens land lease community to 440 homes just 16 months after opening​ post image

Ingenia approved to increase Port Stephens land lease community to 440 homes just 16 months after opening​

VIC Gov opens 100 rental homes – 2100 more to come post image

VIC Gov opens 100 rental homes – 2100 more to come

AnglicareSA wins federal funding pipeline for seniors affordable housing post image

AnglicareSA wins federal funding pipeline for seniors affordable housing