A further aged care wage increase takes effect from 1 August 2026, building on earlier rises for hundreds of thousands of workers. Here's what's changing, who benefits, and what it could mean for the sector's deepening workforce crisis.
New research suggests Australians are waiting as long as 12 months for aged care, and experts warn the latest federal funding package may not meaningfully shorten that wait without addressing workforce and infrastructure constraints head-on.
A $3 billion federal funding package has restored free showers for in-home aged care recipients, but the nursing sector says the underlying system remains broken. Here's what the package actually delivers.
The federal government has paused the rollout of price caps for Support at Home services while introducing additional consumer protections for participants. Here's what changed and why.
A new report from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia warns the aged care workforce shortage could balloon to more than 400,000 workers by 2050 without urgent action. Here's what's driving the crisis and what needs to change.
The 2026-27 Federal Budget commits $3.7 billion to aged care, including funding for thousands of new residential beds annually and the removal of personal care co-contributions. Here's the full breakdown.
Waitlists for in-home aged care services remain stubbornly long across Australia as the federal government's new Support at Home program — which replaced the...
Australia's aged care sector is grappling with a workforce crisis that industry leaders are calling the most acute in the sector's history, with demand...
