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
SA chalks up 4th day with no new cases with further easing of restrictions announced in NSW
South Australia has now gone four days without recording a new coronavirus case. This saw…
Federal Government pledges $132M to aged care COVID response – national review of outbreaks underway
The Government just scraped in on the 1 December deadline set by the Commissioners for…
Government opposes aged care financial transparency bill during Senate debate – submissions still being accepted until March 2021
The Morrison Government has said it will not support the private Member’s Bill currently before…
Home prices predicted to surpass pre-COVID levels in early 2021: CoreLogic
Australia’s housing market is continuing to bounce back from the falls experienced during the pandemic,…
No new cases in SA as Victorian border opens up but restrictions to remain in place until weekend
South Australia has chalked up another day with no new cases reported on Tuesday, but…
Grattan Institute outlines plan for rights-based aged care system – costing an extra $7 billion a year
Last week, the independent thinktank pointed to a return to Government-run residential care as unrealistic…
Victorian Premier bans private security from hotel quarantine program – no staff to live with aged care workers
Premier Daniel Andrews (pictured above) has announced that no private security guards will be employed…
ANMF canvassing aged care staff on appointment of infection control leads in facilities
With aged care homes due to appoint an Infection and Prevention Control (IPC) lead by…
Victoria records first death in over a month while SA quarantine breach sparks concerns
While Victoria remains clear of COVID, the state has recorded its first coronavirus-related death since…
Government accepts recommendations from Royal Commission COVID report
The Australian Government is set to invest $132.2 million in response to the recommendations laid…
Government-only aged care system unlikely and unrealistic: Grattan Institute webinar – campaign needed to hold Government to account on Royal Commission recommendations
The Commonwealth cannot be expected to buy back aged care homes from For Profit and…
Telehealth set to become permanent part of Medicare, Greg Hunt says
Good news for aged care and retirement village providers. The Federal Health Minister (pictured left,…