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Australia's Aged Care System: A Gap Between Promise and Delivery
Natalie Siegel-Brown's report reveals a significant gap between the promises of Australia's new Aged Care Act and its practical implementation, highlighting ongoing structural flaws despite reforms.
Australia's Aged Care System: A Gap Between Promise and Delivery
Natalie Siegel-Brown's report reveals a significant gap between the promises of Australia's new Aged Care Act and its practical implementation, highlighting ongoing structural flaws despite reforms.
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56% Bias Score
Coalition Forces Government to Fast-Track 20,000 Aged Care Packages
The Australian Coalition secured a parliamentary win, forcing the government to expedite the delivery of 20,000 aged care packages within two months to address a significant backlog affecting over 200,000 Australians.
Coalition Forces Government to Fast-Track 20,000 Aged Care Packages
The Australian Coalition secured a parliamentary win, forcing the government to expedite the delivery of 20,000 aged care packages within two months to address a significant backlog affecting over 200,000 Australians.
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24% Bias Score
Australia's Intergenerational Inequity: A Looming Crisis
Treasurer Jim Chalmers highlights the urgent need to address intergenerational inequity in Australia, exacerbated by tax policies, inadequate public services, and wealth distribution favoring retirees and property owners.
Australia's Intergenerational Inequity: A Looming Crisis
Treasurer Jim Chalmers highlights the urgent need to address intergenerational inequity in Australia, exacerbated by tax policies, inadequate public services, and wealth distribution favoring retirees and property owners.
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28% Bias Score
Australian Aged Care Act: Co-payments and Home Modification Caps Spark Concerns
Australia's new Aged Care Act, effective November 2024, introduces co-payments for non-clinical home care services, impacting pensioners' ability to afford basic care and potentially leading to increased hospitalizations and residential care admissions. The act also caps home modifications at \$15,0...
Australian Aged Care Act: Co-payments and Home Modification Caps Spark Concerns
Australia's new Aged Care Act, effective November 2024, introduces co-payments for non-clinical home care services, impacting pensioners' ability to afford basic care and potentially leading to increased hospitalizations and residential care admissions. The act also caps home modifications at \$15,0...
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60% Bias Score
NDIS Delays Cause Palliative Care Bed Block in Victorian Hospitals
Delays in processing National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) applications are causing bed block in Victorian palliative care units, leaving younger patients stuck in hospitals for months while others are unable to access crucial end-of-life care; one patient waited 270 days before passing away.
NDIS Delays Cause Palliative Care Bed Block in Victorian Hospitals
Delays in processing National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) applications are causing bed block in Victorian palliative care units, leaving younger patients stuck in hospitals for months while others are unable to access crucial end-of-life care; one patient waited 270 days before passing away.
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52% Bias Score
Senate Inquiry Exposes Aged Care Delays and Two-Tiered System
Australia's Senate launched an inquiry into aged care reform delays, revealing an 87,000-person waitlist with times up to 15 months, creating a two-tiered system where wealth influences access to care, while demand is set to double in 40 years.
Senate Inquiry Exposes Aged Care Delays and Two-Tiered System
Australia's Senate launched an inquiry into aged care reform delays, revealing an 87,000-person waitlist with times up to 15 months, creating a two-tiered system where wealth influences access to care, while demand is set to double in 40 years.
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48% Bias Score
Australia to Fund 20,000 More In-Home Aged Care Places
Facing potential defeat in the Senate, the Australian government will fund 20,000 additional in-home aged care packages by November, addressing a backlog of over 108,000 waiting Australians, many of whom face severe health consequences.
Australia to Fund 20,000 More In-Home Aged Care Places
Facing potential defeat in the Senate, the Australian government will fund 20,000 additional in-home aged care packages by November, addressing a backlog of over 108,000 waiting Australians, many of whom face severe health consequences.
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24% Bias Score
Labor Faces Senate Defeat Over Aged Care Delays
The Australian Labor government faces its first Senate defeat since the election, as the Greens, Coalition, and crossbench unite to force the immediate release of 208,596 delayed home care packages for elderly Australians, creating a significant political clash.
Labor Faces Senate Defeat Over Aged Care Delays
The Australian Labor government faces its first Senate defeat since the election, as the Greens, Coalition, and crossbench unite to force the immediate release of 208,596 delayed home care packages for elderly Australians, creating a significant political clash.
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40% Bias Score
Australia's Aged Care Crisis: 87,000 Await Home Care, Exacerbating Hospital Strain
Due to a shortage of 87,000 home care packages, older Australians like Graham Paxton (68) face lengthy waits (up to two years) for at-home support, leading to unsafe conditions, premature hospitalizations, and even death; the government plans to release more packages in November, but crossbench sena...
Australia's Aged Care Crisis: 87,000 Await Home Care, Exacerbating Hospital Strain
Due to a shortage of 87,000 home care packages, older Australians like Graham Paxton (68) face lengthy waits (up to two years) for at-home support, leading to unsafe conditions, premature hospitalizations, and even death; the government plans to release more packages in November, but crossbench sena...
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60% Bias Score
WA Postpones Elective Surgeries Due to Patient Surge
Elective surgeries at WA public hospitals scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed due to a surge in patient demand, prioritizing care for seriously ill patients; this is a nationally used mechanism to manage hospital system demand during high patient volume.
WA Postpones Elective Surgeries Due to Patient Surge
Elective surgeries at WA public hospitals scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed due to a surge in patient demand, prioritizing care for seriously ill patients; this is a nationally used mechanism to manage hospital system demand during high patient volume.
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32% Bias Score
Indigenous Aged Care: Housing Insecurity and Cultural Barriers Expose Systemic Inequalities
Stan Grant's experience of caring for his 85-year-old father, who has surpassed the average life expectancy for Indigenous men, highlights the disparities in aged care access faced by First Nations people due to factors such as housing insecurity and lack of culturally safe services.
Indigenous Aged Care: Housing Insecurity and Cultural Barriers Expose Systemic Inequalities
Stan Grant's experience of caring for his 85-year-old father, who has surpassed the average life expectancy for Indigenous men, highlights the disparities in aged care access faced by First Nations people due to factors such as housing insecurity and lack of culturally safe services.
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40% Bias Score
Australia's Aged Care Reforms Risk Excluding Low-Income Seniors
Changes to Australia's aged care system, while intending to improve access, risk creating financial barriers for low-income seniors due to differences in government subsidies and private payments, prompting calls for immediate action to increase financial support.
Australia's Aged Care Reforms Risk Excluding Low-Income Seniors
Changes to Australia's aged care system, while intending to improve access, risk creating financial barriers for low-income seniors due to differences in government subsidies and private payments, prompting calls for immediate action to increase financial support.
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40% Bias Score
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