Interview with the Minister of Aged Care, Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP

  Australia’s ageing population means older people will have to remain in the workforce for longer to make up for the shrinking numbers who will be of traditional working age. Within 30 years, it is expected that 22 per cent of the population will be over the age of 65. That compares with 15 per... Read More

  The implementation of new aged care standards on 1 July 2019 signaled a fresh start for aged care providers and for residents who longed to have more input in the way that their care was being delivered. The new standards gave providers greater autonomy, coupled with a responsibility to provide evidence of self-assessment. Part... Read More

An Australian Federal Police employee and his brother have pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges that stemmed from the shocking death of their mother. Shirley Thompson, 73, was admitted to the Blacktown Hospital in western Sydney in a severely malnourished and dehydrated state and then died a week later in the Palliative Care Unit in... Read More