150,000 NDIS providers in Shorten’s firing line
In one of his last major changes before he retires, the NDIS Minister will begin a major crackdown on rorting, abuse and the slapping of ‘wedding-tax’ style mark-ups on disability services.
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Reserve Bank’s $80,000 knees-up after 13 rate hikes
The central bank’s lavish Christmas party came as Australians grappled with a cost-of-living crisis, and included more than $8000 on staff who did not end up attending.
Anthony Albanese’s sunset clause: aged care at home
Older Australians will receive more support to see out their final years in their own homes while self-funded retirees could pay an extra $13,000 a year for residential aged care, under ‘once-in-a-generation’ reforms.
‘Willing to pay more’, with conditions
Older Australians with means are happy to pay more for their aged care, as long as it’s not lining the pockets of providers, a peak advocacy body has revealed following the introduction of Labor’s aged care bill.
RSV vaccine delay hurting hospitals, mothers
Mothers with unborn babies at risk of Respiratory Syncytial Virus are still waiting for affordable access to a critical vaccine against the disease, with the Coalition lashing the inaction it says is now exasperating the cost of living crisis.
Delaying aged-care bill ‘just not an option’
The aged-care industry is warning parliament is ‘basically out of time’ to pass critical reforms during this term and has urged parliament not to wait until October to introduce its bill.
Aged care reforms risk defining part pensioners as ‘wealthy’
Former aged-care minister Richard Colbeck has urged caution from the Coalition before accepting Labor’s aged-care bill, saying proposed increases to co-contributions for ‘wealthy’ elderly Australians risk unfairly hitting part-pensioners.
Students from overseas not ‘key to future’
The Australian Industry Group has broken with the Business Council of Australia over Jason Clare’s international student caps.
Lib MPs seek clarity on ALP aged care bill
Coalition backbenchers are raising concerns over how additional co-contributions for wealthy older Australians paying for aged care will be calculated under legislation Labor hopes to present this week.
Monitoring, increased funds in DV package
A ‘substantial package’ to address the ‘national crisis’ of domestic violence is to be delivered by national cabinet on Friday.
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