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An epidemiologist is asking vulnerable Victorians to consider a self-imposed lockdown as the Omicron outbreak reaches its peak. He also revealed that the virus may be “relatively harmless” within the next year. Read More

By Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute and Anika Stobart, Grattan Institute. Aged care in Australia is underfunded. As a consequence, many older Australians don’t have the support they need. Today’s federal government announcement of A$850 million for an additional 10,000 home care packages goes some way to addressing the long waiting list of people who need support... Read More

Older adults about to undergo elective surgery should undertake a sustained programme of targeted exercise beforehand, new research suggests. Read More