Aged Care The Coalition’s ‘hands-off’ approach to aged care Covid outbreaks is having heartbreaking consequences When the federal government decreed that Australians should “live with Covid”, the safety of older…Sarah RussellJanuary 10, 2022
Aged Care Amended dignity: our elders denied their human rights again Just when you think this government can’t get any more sneaky. In a virtually unnoticed…Sarah RussellNovember 27, 2021
Aged Care Chasing the gold, we trade away rights of the old Where to start in listing the deceitful behaviour of the Coalition government regarding aged care?…Sarah RussellNovember 8, 2021
Aged Care Profits over People: in-home care a cash bonanza for greedy aged providers The only aspect of in-home care for older people that makes the news is the…Sarah RussellOctober 10, 2021
Aged Care Incentivise rather than punish Mandating all aged care staff are vaccinated shifts the blame from the federal government's failure…Sarah RussellJune 30, 2021
Aged Care Almost 700 deaths. Zero heads have rolled. Why? While the federal Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck was asleep at the wheel, 685 older…Sarah RussellJune 5, 2021
Aged Care Richard Colbeck can no longer pass the buck on the failure to protect Australians in aged care homes With Richard Colbeck as the federal aged care minister, 685 Australians in aged care homes died…Sarah RussellJune 2, 2021
Aged Care Aged Care fail – and now a Budget bonanza for Home Care freeloaders The federal government is reportedly planning to spend a further $10 billion over four years in the budget…Sarah RussellMay 10, 2021
Aged Care “Political Stunt”: how the Budget cash splash means profit to providers over aged care reform The federal government announced its $17.7 billion aged care budget with bells and whistles. Peak…Sarah RussellMay 9, 2021
Aged CareSocial issues End neo-liberal experiment: gutting of bureaucracy led to vaccine and aged care failures The complete shemozzle that has been the vaccination rollout is a timely reminder that the…Sarah RussellApril 11, 2021