Anika Wells
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.
- David Crowe
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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.
- Mary Ward
- Exclusive
- Beach volleyball
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.
- Chris Barrett
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.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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.
- James Massola
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.
- Michael Gleeson
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.
- Angus Thompson
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