As Australia’s ambitious housing targets slip further out of reach, Pakenham-based modular builder Grove has made a decisive ...

On November 13, Australia’s parliamentary human rights committee reported that the regulation on restraints in aged care could violate Australia’s commitments under international law to ...

Australia’s Royal Commission of Inquiry into Aged Care Quality and Safety released a three-volume interim report, “Neglect,” on October 31, 2019.

Rural aged care has many financial challenges Aged care homes in small rural towns and remote communities have long suffered high operating losses, averaging A$2,200 per resident a year in 2018–19.

The Department of Health and Aged Care is launching a telehealth service for aged care residents as part of reform actions in the aged care sector. It recently issued a tender request for a supplier ...

Australia's Labor government on Thursday said it would set aside A$11.3 billion ($7.5 billion) in next week's federal budget to fund a 15% pay rise for retirement home staff as the sector grapples ...

The Australian government is investing A$312.6 million (around $200 million) over four years to improve the ICT systems in the aged care sector. It is part of the A$3.9 billion ($2.5 billion) ...

Today, more than 200,000 Australians live or stay in residential aged care on any given day. There are around 2,672 such facilities in Australia.

As COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly through aged care facilities in Victoria, reports have emerged of infected residents being denied hospitalisation and left to die in homes that are ...

Aged care in Australia is improving thanks to a partnership between Australian Telehealth Network (ATN), BCS Global Networks and Vidyo. ATN launched its video consultation services in Australia with ...

Australia's population growth is projected to slow to an average of 1.1% over the next 40 years versus 1.4% over the past 40. The total population is projected to reach 40.5 million in 2062-63 ...