Aged care nurses have received their fifth and final wage increase under the Fair Work Commission's landmark Work Value Case. The Albanese Government says registered nurses are now earning more than $36,000 a year extra than they were in 2022, following an almost $18 billion investment in aged care wages.
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Three preventable deaths. Three different aged care homes. One alarming pattern. A Victorian coroner has called for urgent national medication safety standards after a cluster of fatal medication mix-ups revealed systemic failings across the sector.
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Terminally ill Australians are being forced to travel for voluntary assisted dying consultations because of a federal ban on telehealth. Experts argue the law is outdated, causes unnecessary distress and should be repealed.
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Medication reform for aged care took effect 1 July, and the deadline has since been extended to September. While nurses now handle medication in residential care, one home care worker says her employer has left staff with no clear answers.
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