Saturday 15 August: Federal and State Government round-up of press releases and announcements
Federal: Operational update – Victorian Aged Care Response Centre: View Here
NSW: Easier hospital access for domestic violence victims: View Here
ACT: No announcements
VIC: Working together with multicultural communities: View Here
QLD: No announcements
SA: No announcements
WA: Western Australian nurses offer helping hand to Victoria: View Here
COVID-19 Response Bill passes Parliament: View Here
NT: 20 Extra Hospital Beds at RDH: View Here
TAS: Industry associations and regional organisations to drive export success: View Here
National cabinet to discuss aged care as PM fronts press
The national cabinet will reportedly meet to discuss an aged care preparedness plan late next…
Poor providers: “We have a system that doesn’t get rid of them” – COTA
Council of the Ageing (COTA) chief Ian Yates was asked if he was surprised by…
12 more deaths linked to aged care outbreaks and 372 new cases recorded in Vic – and an update from the Aged Care Response Centre
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed 372 new cases of COVID-19 in his daily briefing on…
Unions taking the fight to the aged care Not For Profits as well
Last week it was Lamborghini-owning aged care operators in the media, thanks to union attention.…
The aged care sector was not properly prepared then; it is not properly prepared now – for COVID
Senior Counsel Assisting Peter Rozen QC (pictured above) has concluded at the end of the…
“Like the Titanic”: unions slam aged care staffing cuts during COVID-19 – Commissioner Briggs “shocked and deeply disturbed” by evidence
Unions have warned the Commission of the ongoing fallout from the impact of COVID-19 on…
Commissioner Briggs questions tipping point for hospital transfers. Email said residents should not be decanted “given the precedent this would set”
Dr Nigel Lyons, NSW Health’s Deputy Secretary for Health System Strategy and Planning, has denied…
“Hundreds will die”: Professor Joseph Ibrahim says Government should have had COVID response plan for aged care six months ago
Over one hour, the Head of Health Law and Ageing Research Unit in the Department…
Royal Commission COVID-19 wrap-up: academic and unions slam Government as residents are being sedated under lockdown
The final day of the Royal Commission’s examination of the impact of COVID-19 on Australia’s…
Vic: 8 new deaths and 278 infections as state steps in to manage 3 homes “of particular concern”
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed 278 new cases of COVID-19 in his daily briefing on…
Professor Brendan Murphy – without controlling community transmission “no amount of preparation can stop outbreaks in aged care”
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety reached its third day of hearings…
16 deaths and almost 2,000 COVID cases linked to aged care
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews reported 410 new cases in his daily briefing yesterday, an increase…