SATURDAY Issue 100

Navigating the new Aged Care Act: key challenges – and how to get ahead

The introduction of the new Aged Care Act on 1 November 2025 marks a historic shift for Australia’s aged care system. In the DCM Group’s latest webinar, sector leaders offer practical insights, expert strategies – and a roadmap for success...

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Celebrating 100 issues of SATURDAY

SATURDAY has reached a significant milestone – our 100th edition! Over the years, we’ve delivered insightful journalism, in-depth analysis, and compelling stories that matter to our readers. This achievement reflects our commitment to excellence and our dedication to keeping you informed. Thank you for being part of our journey. Here’s to many more editions ahead!

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Opinion: Four years on from the Royal Commission – where’s the national strategy?

It’s been four years since the Aged Care Royal Commission delivered its Final Report. A historic moment for the sector – and a moment many hoped would mark the start of a new era. But in 2025, aged care still feels like a system trying to fix...

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Nowhere to go: why the future of care is in the home

To understand the future of seniors living, follow the customer – and the customer will likely be ageing alone in the family home. Australia is facing a tidal wave of ageing citizens – and nowhere near enough places to house them. The question...

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Rethinking healthcare at home: why Amplar Health is building the future for ageing Australians

Australia’s population is ageing fast. Hospitals are under pressure. And traditional models of care just aren’t keeping up. Enter Amplar Health, led by CEO Robert Read – a Medibank company reimagining how, where, and when healthcare is...

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Inside Amplar Health’s bold plan to reshape Australia’s healthcare system

With hospitals under strain and demand for care rising, Amplar Health CEO Robert Read is driving a national shift – scaling virtual, home-based, and preventative care to ease pressure on the system and improve patient outcomes. By combining dat...

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Plan T: Transformation (required)

The sheer magnitude of aged care demand requires a transformation strategy, including retirement villages, but it’s also about the nature and quality of care. Based on the facts that home care has waiting lists of 90,000-plus and aged care beds...

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Plan T: a vision for change

Let’s admit it. The design of the retirement living and aged care systems are no longer fit for purpose. It is time to step outside. Plan T: Transformation is required Today we have an aged care system that is bogged down from years of rules and...

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Aged care transformation? Jim Chalmers says he is on board

On Wednesday night (4 June) on the ABC’s 7.30 program, the Treasurer was emphatic that clearing out regulatory tangles is a major priority, as is attention on the care economy. Time for Plan T: Transformation. JIM CHALMERS: “Let’s not dismiss...

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Tom Symondson’s next big thing: the continuum of ageing in Australia

The Ageing Australia CEO is looking beyond the recommendations of the Royal Commission and the implementation of the New Act. It’s time to talk about the future of ageing in Australia. At the LEADERS SUMMIT and in a conversation with SATURDAY this...

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Sector leaders answer: where to from here?

In the first 2021 issue of SATURDAY, following the release of the Aged Care Royal Commission’s Final Report, we asked sector leaders and CEOs: which recommendation is key to Australia’s future aged care system? Four years on, they reflect on...

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The retirement village sector – looking back to look forward

Retirement villages are emerging as the new black for big capital funders. Old hands are comparing the atmosphere to the 2000 – 2007 ‘buy whatever you can’ stampede by FKP, Macquarie, Stockland, Aevum, AMP Capital and Prime Trust. The...

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Executive spotlight

Over 3,000 operators provide retirement living, aged care and support in the home to more than 1.5 million older Australians. 360,000 staff and 100,000 suppliers are engaged every day. It’s a $30 billion a year sector delivering vital services for...

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Staff Writers

06 Jun 2025