Contributor, Wednesday, 11th December 2019 - From mass climate change movements to cultural genocide of Uighurs in China, Elaine Pearson and Louise Chappell highlight some of the headline human rights moments that captured…
Luke Michael, Thursday, 28th November 2019 - Last year there were around 6,200 people under 65 living in residential aged care in AustraliaThe Morrison government has pledged there will be no young people with disability living…
Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 5th October 2019 - Canberra’s oldest citizens have been going for gold in the town’s annual sporting competition, walking away with more than a medal around their necks. The sporting carnival, hosted…
Luke Bo'sher, Tuesday, 10th September 2019 - Ahead of giving evidence at the Aged Care Royal Commission hearings in Melbourne this week, Luke Bo’sher outlines his key arguments around why young people end up in aged care and what…
Andrew Cairns, Tuesday, 16th April 2019 - How can we do better to reverse the unsettling trend of loneliness gripping elderly Australians, asks Community Sector Banking CEO Andrew Cairns.To some, the thought of retirement…
Luke Michael, Friday, 22nd March 2019 - The federal government will help young people with disability in aged care facilities to move into homes of their choosing, as part of a new national action plan.Social Services Minister…
Maggie Coggan, Friday, 15th March 2019 - A pet chicken might sound like an unusual choice of a therapy pet, but staff at a Brisbane aged care home are hopeful some new clucky arrivals will help fight off loneliness and depression…
Luke Michael, Friday, 11th January 2019 - Unfair social care assessments are leaving vulnerable older people in England without appropriate support to live a dignified life, a Human Rights Watch report says. The not for…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 5th December 2018 - South Australia should embrace the cooperative business model to fix problems in the state’s care sector, according to a leading UK social entrepreneur. Dr Guy Turnbull, EY’s…
Contributor, Tuesday, 30th October 2018 - La Trobe University Professor Jacinta Douglas examines how young people with disability end up in aged care, and how we can change these people’s lives for the better. When someone…
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 3rd October 2018 - Aged-care groups are questioning the effectiveness of the federal government’s home care funding boost, saying more needs to be done to address the long periods people are waiting…
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 26th September 2018 - A new vocational training program putting ethics at the heart of disability care aims to protect the National Disability Insurance Scheme from the sorts of abuses recently uncovered…