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Govt vows 'robust' dementia care reform

The federal government is promising to reform dementia care and reward workers in the sector with higher pay.

AAP

Dementia expert blasts six week training

Australia must bolster the level of dementia care education being given to residential aged care staff, a conference on the disease has been told.

AAP

Women in sports sector set to be raised at skills summit following roundtable led by Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells

Federal Sports Minister Anika Wells leads a discussion on women in sport as a roundtable suggests linking government funding to quotas.

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Push to remove barriers for women in sport

Sports Minister Anika Wells and Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins have held a sports roundtable to address equality and integrity for women.

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Unvaxxed Qld teachers to have pay reduced

The Queensland government will cut the pay of 900 of 54,000 public schoolteachers and education staff as a penalty for failing to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

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A Fair Work ruling aimed at delivering better conditions for home care workers means Maggie could lose her independence

Maggie, 77, uses a wheelchair and has been receiving help to stay in her own home through a home care package, however, a recent Fair Work Commission decision is putting her independence at risk.

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Federal government to advocate for 'meaningful' pay rise for aged care workers in wages submission

The federal government will push for a pay rise for residential and home care workers in a submission to Fair Work, but it stops short of nominating a specific figure.

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Labor to advocate for ‘significant’ pay rise for Australia’s aged care sector, Anika Wells says

Albanese government says it is committed to pay for any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission, with unions calling for 25%

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Pay rise bid marks aged care employee day

The federal government is preparing to submit its proposal for an aged care pay rise as part of its reforms in the sector following the royal commission.

AAP

Aged care pay rise proposal on the way

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has confirmed the federal government will submit a proposal advocating aged care workers get a pay rise.

AAP

‘Virtual’ nurses may be needed to meet 24/7 aged care staff mandate, top health executive says

Former health department chief Martin Bowles says staffing crisis will get ‘harder and harder’ and sector at risk of collapse

The Guardian - AU

Aged care sector warns ADF assistance not enough to address ‘stark’ staff shortages

Unions and providers welcome one-month extension of workforce support but say tens of thousands of aged care workers unavailable

The Guardian - AU

COVID-19 outbreaks force 'desperate' extension of defence force support in aged care

With more than a thousand Australian aged care facilities facing COVID-19 outbreaks, the federal government has extended support from defence force personnel to September.

ABC News

How aged care residents and staff are coping in the face of another COVID-19 wave

For the general public, COVID-19 is something that comes in waves — but those in aged care feel constantly on edge.

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PM’s emergency step on COVID measures as winter sick leave surge hits

The $750 pandemic leave payments had been given to casuals who were unable to work due to COVID isolation but they were stopped this month.

The Guardian - AU

Aged care minister urges states and territories not to drop Covid control measures in sector

Anika Wells’ call for mask mandates and infection control measures to be kept comes as NSW relaxes vaccine rules for aged care visitors

ABC News

Government to rely on antivirals to protect against winter wave of COVID in aged care, as defence support ends

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says the end of defence force support in aged care will not trigger a new aged care crisis, as antivirals will help protect against a winter wave of COVID in the sector.

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Nation records 78 Covid deaths – as it happened

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‘Aged care is in crisis’: battling to keep community nursing homes in the bush

Affected by funding shortfalls and staff shortages, regional not-for-profit facilities are struggling to survive

The New Daily

‘Worst-case scenario’: Aged-care staff shortages double in nine months

Australia’s aged-care industry is hurtling towards a “worst-case scenario” as growing staff shortages threaten to derail efforts to improve care.

The Guardian - AU

Only 50% of aged care residents are fully boosted against COVID with vaccine rollout labelled ‘too slow’

Federal health minister Mark Butler urges providers to prioritise vaccination with half of eligible residents yet to have fourth dose

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s aged care homes urged to speed up fourth-dose Covid boosters as outbreaks and deaths rise

Federal ministers Mark Butler and Anika Wells warn providers with low vaccination rates will have to explain themselves

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Toombul retailers left without insurance call for compensation from Mirvac as developer offers cash payment

Business owners facing an uncertain future are exploring their options after Mirvac's decision to close the Toombul Shopping Centre.

The Conversation

'Fixing the aged care crisis' won't be easy, with just 5% of nursing homes above next year's mandatory staffing targets

In his election victory speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged to “fix the crisis in aged care”.

AAP

Wells likely on Brisbane Olympic committee

Brisbane MP and incoming Sport Minister Anika Wells is likely to replace Richard Colbeck on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic organising committee.

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