9 May 2012
"More older Australians will now pay more for their aged care. This is the message from last night's budget," said Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Mental Health.
"The changes won't start until after 1 July 2014, well after the next election.
"Despite the hy... ...more
1 May 2012
Departmental officials have today admitted that mistakes were made with the auditing of Medicare’s Chronic Disease Dental Scheme (CDDS).Appearing at a Senate Inquiry in Canberra, representatives from the Department of Health and Ageing and Human Services acknowledged mistakes have been made througho... ...more
20 April 2012
Today the Gillard government finally responded to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into aged care. While the headline figure of $3.7 billion sounds impressive, the actually amount of new money to be spent is $577 million. The rest is a result of means testing and of simply cutting funding from ... ...more
14 April 2012
250 days have now past since the Gillard Labor Government released the 58 recommendations from the Productivity Commission’s report into aged care. During the 2010 election campaign, Prime Minister Gillard said, “If re-elected, further aged care reform will be a second term priority for my governmen... ...more