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Ros Collins and her son Dan, who have been left on the outer by NDIS rules.

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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Home care has overtaken the number of traditional aged care beds.

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
The five-week spree included buying handbags, alcohol, cigarettes and groceries, as well as a $250 McDonald’s binge.

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
Janice and Bernie Fitzpatrick on a fundraising ride on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, in 2015.

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
Respite care can provide an option for family members to take a break while their loved one receives care. But what about if you want to travel together?

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
Putting your inheritance somewhere it can’t easily be accessed – such as superannuation – could be a good move.

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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Generic hospital photos of John Fawkner Hospital in Moreland Friday 22 November 2024. Photo AFR/ LUIS ENRIQUE ASCUI

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
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The wonder of special FX

To replace grumpy with humpy.

Financial planning for aged care can be complex.

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
The government is cracking down on dodgy providers.

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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