The Albanese government calls it responsible budgeting. Disability advocates call it something else. $37.8 billion in NDIS cuts have landed — and the alternatives to replace them don't even exist yet.
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The CHSP costs eight cents in every aged care dollar and supports 838,000 older Australians. Support at Home costs 30 to 50 per cent more per hour of service. The government wants to replace one with the other.
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Anthony Albanese told reporters testamentary trusts weren't included in Labor's reforms. Hours later, his office quietly clarified that wasn't quite right.
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Amid the noise and spectacle of budget week, Health Minister Mark Butler introduced changes that, if passed by parliament, will tighten access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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Vietnam veteran Barry Tiernan cares for his wife of 50-years, Mary, while battling PTSD and chronic injuries of his own. He says Support at Home has left him suicidal, financially terrified and losing critical care hours.
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Storyteller Michael Preston shares one of the most touching aged care stories yet, the story of Frank and Rita, who spent a lifetime together and left this world just days apart.
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#WisdomWednesday
Wisdom Wednesday is about celebrating the experience and wisdom of our elders across the globe through storytelling. It's through these stories that we attempt to elevate their often unspoken worth and value of age unwittingly lost to peers and future generations.
Do you have an elders story to share or are you an elder yourself that would like to be interviewed? Help us celebrate the lives of older Australians through Wisdom Wednesday, a weekly segment posted every Wednesday.
Our older generation are by definition the most experienced members of our community, but as they age and transition into more passive, physically constrained roles in society, their importance often dwindles, particularly so as they enter long-term care.
