Aged Care Glib response to Aged Care Royal Commission portends another failed roadmap The government’s stage-managed release of the final report of the Aged Care was top drawer.…Sarah RussellMarch 3, 2021
Aged Care The royal commission report should give the Australian government a plan to fix aged care. Will they act on it? On the eve of ABC Four Corners’ expose of the extremely distressing way older people were being…Sarah RussellFebruary 25, 2021
Aged Care Royal commission proves we need a new Aged Care Act Two years ago, the Prime Minister announced a royal commission into aged care. This announcement…Sarah RussellFebruary 23, 2021
PoliticsSocial issues Try negotiation first Apart from showing off my vegetable garden, beach box and Asha Barky (my dog named…Sarah RussellFebruary 19, 2021
Aged CareEnvironment Aged care, quarantine: open and shut cases of federal responsibility but Morrison won’t step up to the plate There have been two areas of major failures during the Covid-19 pandemic – aged care…Sarah RussellFebruary 5, 2021
Aged Care No Plan PM: how government’s lack of an aged care plan cost lives Australia has one of the highest rates in the world of deaths in residential aged…Sarah RussellJanuary 1, 2021
Environment Greg Hunt’s climate change plan drowns public money in Port Phillip Bay Rorts abounded before the last federal election. The sports rorts, the $2.5 billion community development grants slush…Sarah RussellDecember 22, 2020
Aged Care Aged care residents have endured brutal lockdowns. They deserve Christmas with their families For around one third of residents in aged care homes, this will be their last…Sarah RussellDecember 16, 2020
Aged CareSocial issues El Cheapo Aged Care: why the Coalition’s make-work schemes won’t work What are the federal government’s priorities regarding aged care? To ensure the frail and vulnerable…Sarah RussellDecember 10, 2020
Aged Care Coalition Spin Kings: real reform in aged care trumped by re-announcements and a deluge of cash Where to start in listing the deceitful behaviour of the Coalition government regarding aged care.…Sarah RussellDecember 4, 2020