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Billions to keep Boomers at home, but half will pay more for aged care

Billions to keep Boomers at home, but half will pay more for aged care

The changes will be limited to those entering the residential aged care system from July 1 next year to spare today’s residents from sweeping changes to the financial arrangements.

  • by David Crowe

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Revealed: The aged care homes failing to vaccinate residents

Revealed: The aged care homes failing to vaccinate residents

Almost 100 aged care facilities have COVID-19 vaccination rates below 10 per cent, as the sector faces 161 more active outbreaks than this time last winter.

  • by Mary Ward
Fears of another Commonwealth Games-style embarrassment as world champs left ‘high and dry’

Fears of another Commonwealth Games-style embarrassment as world champs left ‘high and dry’

Volleyball Australia counts the nation’s richest person Gina Rinehart among its major backers, but a lack of government funding risks the nation having to spike another global sporting event.

  • by Chris Barrett
Wealthy would pay at least $20 a day more in aged care overhaul

Wealthy would pay at least $20 a day more in aged care overhaul

An expert taskforce has told the Albanese government that taxpayers should fully cover the care costs of older Australians, but not certain living expenses.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
Wealthy Boomers should use super for aged care: taskforce

Wealthy Boomers should use super for aged care: taskforce

A government-appointed taskforce says a special aged care levy would not be fair to future generations when older Australians are retiring with growing levels of wealth.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
Wealthy Boomers could pay more for meals, cleaning in aged care

Wealthy Boomers could pay more for meals, cleaning in aged care

The federal government is weighing up which Australians in nursing homes should be charged more – and how much those fees will be – as it seeks to address the nation’s rising aged care bill.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Wealthy Boomers to be asked to pay more for aged care

Wealthy Boomers to be asked to pay more for aged care

A federal government taskforce has advised Aged Care Minister Anika Wells to reform the way aged care services are means-tested to improve equity and inject new funds into the system.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
No promises from federal Labor on money for Matildas

No promises from federal Labor on money for Matildas

The Albanese government says it will “always look for more ways” to ensure funding for women’s sport is fit for purpose, but has stopped short of promising more money.

  • by James Massola
Why wrongly accused Peter Bol deserves an apology

Why wrongly accused Peter Bol deserves an apology

Bol has been cleared, but his accusers have not. There are now a litany of questions federal sports minister Anika Wells must answer.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Anika Wells welcomes debate about costs in sport after Comm Games axing

Anika Wells welcomes debate about costs in sport after Comm Games axing

The federal sports minister refused to say whether the Victorian government should release its calculations about the event’s cost.

  • by Angus Thompson
Coates declares regional event was doomed as Games left without a saviour

Coates declares regional event was doomed as Games left without a saviour

The Olympics powerbroker says the Commonwealth Games in regional Victoria was destined to fail without federal government assistance.

  • by Roy Masters

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