Friday 18 December: Federal and State Government round-up of press releases and announcements
Federal: Preparing Australians for the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out: View Here
VIC: Free travel for Victorians this Christmas: View Here
Statement On Victorian Ombudsman Housing Report: View Here
SA: SA has the lowest unemployment in Australia: View Here
WA: COVID-19 relief grants expanded to help pay tenants’ rent debt: View Here
TAS: Tasmanian Government Discounts and Concessions Guide launched: View Here
COTA warns aged care providers to “not ruin Christmas” by barring visitors – as NSW Health removes two-visitor rule
The consumer peak body says a minority of “rogue” aged care facilities are still preventing…
US Government says all 1.4 million aged care residents could be vaccinated against COVID by Christmas – Trump and White House staff reportedly to be among first to receive vaccine
The US Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has announced the Trump…
South Australian COVID-19 directions for aged care updated – staff now able to work across multiple facilities
The state has again updated its advice to aged care providers as the COVID situation…
Inquiry into VIC Government’s COVID-19 contact tracing system concludes system was “overwhelmed” from outset
The Parliament of Victoria’s inquiry into the state’s COVID-19 tracing system during the pandemic has…
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Stockland enters $90M agreement with fund manager to sell four retirement villages in Victoria to Derek McMillan’s Centennial Living
Just a month after our third largest village developer announced it has 3,000 land lease…
Labor calls for release of reports into COVID outbreaks at St Basil’s and Heritage Care’s Epping Gardens
The Opposition is pushing the Morrison Government to release the independent report into the outbreaks…
Study suggests wastewater surveillance can pre-empt COVID-19 outbreaks – including in aged care
A new study from CSIRO and the University of Queensland has provided more evidence that…
CSL confirms vaccine trial will cease due to HIV false positives
The University of Queensland (UQ) and CSL has announced that the second and third phases…
Morrison Government to blame for COVID aged care failures, Senate report finds
Aged Care Minister, Senator Richard Colbeck (pictured above), the Department of Health and the aged…
US aged care homes to be paid $523M to reward COVID-19 performance – 100,000 COVID deaths among residents and staff
The Trump administration is giving out $523 million in second round performance payments to over…
Calls for COVID vaccine priority to go to people with dementia – 41% of COVID aged care deaths in Australia in residents with dementia
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) says people with dementia in residential care and at home must…