*** This article was updated for clarity at 5.48pm, 17 December 2020. *** Introduction by Croakey: Next April will mark the 30th anniversary of the final report of the Royal Commission into... Read more
Baby boomers heading into aged care in Australia may be shocked to find themselves living in the past when it comes to digital access, according to Dr Tim Smyth, a health management consulta... Read more
The Federal Government’s refusal to enable access to Medicare funding to the overwhelmingly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth detainees at Darwin’s Don Dale Detention Centre calls... Read more
Harrowing descriptions of individual experiences in aged care – by residents, families, and aged care workers – were at the heart of the final submissions from senior counsel ass... Read more
The Federal and Victorian governments have signalled plans to provide additional mental health supports to Victorians (and any others subject to further lockdowns in future), as Melbourne en... Read more
Below is an extract from the interim report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. We are publishing this at length because of the clarity and power of the writing, and t... Read more
*Updated with comments from Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda* The Government is emphasising its “swift and decisive” action in establishing a Royal Commission into abuse in juvenile ju... Read more
