Aged care
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- Disability
I’m a 95-year-old carer for my son. I fear I’ll die before he gets help
The mandarins forward my queries from department to department and I get older and older. It’s all a bit Yes, Minister.
- Ros Collins
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- Analysis
- Analysis
The five major changes coming to aged care this year
Since 2014, aged care in Australia has undergone a radical transformation, and there’s more to come on July 1.
- Rachel Lane
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- Courts
Carer’s massive spending spree on stolen credit card
The five-week splurge included buying handbags, alcohol, cigarettes and groceries, as well as a $250 McDonald’s binge.
- Amber Schultz
Bernie waited months in hospital for a bed in aged care. It never came
NSW Health Minister Ryan Park says the federal government should build more aged care beds or start paying the states to care for residents stuck in hospital.
- Angus Thomson
- Analysis
- Analysis
How to holiday with a loved one who needs care
Respite care can provide an option for family members to take a break, but what about if you want to travel together?
- Rachel Lane
Do you have enough super to retire? You may need less than you think
Compared to 2022, Australians think they need 20 per cent more in their nest egg to quit work. But new estimates show many may overestimate the amount needed.
- Cindy Yin
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- Health
Spinal surgery, aged care, long COVID: Australia’s most expensive hospital stays revealed
Private health funds are becoming particularly concerned about the burden of long COVID on the health system, five years since the pandemic began.
- Angus Thomson
- Opinion
- Opinion
Most of us are anxious about aged care. Here’s how to change that
Unsurprisingly, the majority of Australians feel unprepared and concerned about aged care and the possible financial strains.
- Rachel Lane
Colleges shut, thousands of students lose qualifications in fake diploma crackdown
About 17,000 students across the country have been told their qualifications will be torn up.
- Daniella White
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