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Inadequate Aged Care Exposes Rural Australia's Systemic Funding Gaps
Angiolina Moro's death in February highlighted the insufficient aged care services in far north Queensland, where language barriers and geographic isolation impact access to quality care for an aging immigrant population; her family's preference for local care in Mareeba was overruled by limited opt...
Inadequate Aged Care Exposes Rural Australia's Systemic Funding Gaps
Angiolina Moro's death in February highlighted the insufficient aged care services in far north Queensland, where language barriers and geographic isolation impact access to quality care for an aging immigrant population; her family's preference for local care in Mareeba was overruled by limited opt...
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40% Bias Score
Surge in Informal Australian Election Votes Raises Concerns
Australia's recent election saw an unprecedented surge in informal votes collected by the Australian Electoral Commission's hospital teams, with some electorates reporting informal rates seven times higher than average, raising serious concerns about electoral integrity and accessibility for elderly...
Surge in Informal Australian Election Votes Raises Concerns
Australia's recent election saw an unprecedented surge in informal votes collected by the Australian Electoral Commission's hospital teams, with some electorates reporting informal rates seven times higher than average, raising serious concerns about electoral integrity and accessibility for elderly...
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36% Bias Score
Australia's New Aged Care Costs: A Means Test That May Leave Retirees Paying More Than They Can Afford
Australia's new aged care system, effective July 1st, will significantly increase costs for retirees based on a means test using asset and income thresholds, potentially leaving many facing unaffordable expenses.
Australia's New Aged Care Costs: A Means Test That May Leave Retirees Paying More Than They Can Afford
Australia's new aged care system, effective July 1st, will significantly increase costs for retirees based on a means test using asset and income thresholds, potentially leaving many facing unaffordable expenses.
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60% Bias Score
NSW Healthcare System at Risk of Collapse Due to Underfunding and Aging Population
A NSW inquiry revealed critical failures in primary care, aged care, and preventative healthcare, warning of an overwhelmed system due to underfunding and an aging population; it recommended increased funding and a whole-of-government approach to preventative healthcare.
NSW Healthcare System at Risk of Collapse Due to Underfunding and Aging Population
A NSW inquiry revealed critical failures in primary care, aged care, and preventative healthcare, warning of an overwhelmed system due to underfunding and an aging population; it recommended increased funding and a whole-of-government approach to preventative healthcare.
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48% Bias Score
Former Officer Receives Community Service for Fatal Tasering of 95-Year-Old Woman
A former Australian police officer, Kristian White, was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order and 425 hours of community service for the manslaughter of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, whom he tasered in May 2023 after finding her with a knife at an aged care facility; the incident sparked ...
Former Officer Receives Community Service for Fatal Tasering of 95-Year-Old Woman
A former Australian police officer, Kristian White, was sentenced to a two-year community corrections order and 425 hours of community service for the manslaughter of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, whom he tasered in May 2023 after finding her with a knife at an aged care facility; the incident sparked ...
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48% Bias Score
Cochlear Implants Significantly Improve Cognitive Function in Older Australians
A Melbourne University study found that cochlear implants significantly improved the memory and brain function of 101 older Australians (median age 74) over 54 months, highlighting a potential solution to age-related cognitive decline and suggesting that improved hearing may mitigate cognitive aging...
Cochlear Implants Significantly Improve Cognitive Function in Older Australians
A Melbourne University study found that cochlear implants significantly improved the memory and brain function of 101 older Australians (median age 74) over 54 months, highlighting a potential solution to age-related cognitive decline and suggesting that improved hearing may mitigate cognitive aging...
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56% Bias Score
Sandwich Generation: Women Bear Disproportionate Caregiving Burden
Women aged 45-54 are disproportionately providing unpaid care for both children and aging parents, leading to increased stress, impacting their well-being and careers; this is exacerbated by the 'Eldest Daughter Syndrome' and insufficient support systems.
Sandwich Generation: Women Bear Disproportionate Caregiving Burden
Women aged 45-54 are disproportionately providing unpaid care for both children and aging parents, leading to increased stress, impacting their well-being and careers; this is exacerbated by the 'Eldest Daughter Syndrome' and insufficient support systems.
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36% Bias Score
Surge in Informal Votes from Australian Hospital Teams Prompts Election Inquiry
In the Australian federal election, an unusually high number of votes from special hospital teams were deemed informal, potentially altering close election results; the AEC will investigate this almost tripling of informal votes since the 2022 election, with rates in some electorates reaching almost...
Surge in Informal Votes from Australian Hospital Teams Prompts Election Inquiry
In the Australian federal election, an unusually high number of votes from special hospital teams were deemed informal, potentially altering close election results; the AEC will investigate this almost tripling of informal votes since the 2022 election, with rates in some electorates reaching almost...
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36% Bias Score
Butler Takes Charge of $220 Billion Health and Disability Portfolio
Australian Labor Minister Mark Butler now heads a $220 billion health, disability, and aged care portfolio, facing immediate negotiations with states on a new disability support system to ease the strain on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), while also planning major reforms to Medicar...
Butler Takes Charge of $220 Billion Health and Disability Portfolio
Australian Labor Minister Mark Butler now heads a $220 billion health, disability, and aged care portfolio, facing immediate negotiations with states on a new disability support system to ease the strain on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), while also planning major reforms to Medicar...
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44% Bias Score
High Costs Raise Concerns for Australia's New Support at Home Program
Australia's new Support at Home aged care program, effective July 1st, features high costs; self-funded retirees may pay almost $19,000 annually for less than an hour of daily care, while the government contributes $19,500, prompting concerns about affordability and the program's overall value.
High Costs Raise Concerns for Australia's New Support at Home Program
Australia's new Support at Home aged care program, effective July 1st, features high costs; self-funded retirees may pay almost $19,000 annually for less than an hour of daily care, while the government contributes $19,500, prompting concerns about affordability and the program's overall value.
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52% Bias Score
Australian Budget Neglects Retirees Amidst Family-Focused Spending
The 2023 Australian budget offered limited benefits to retirees and pre-retirees, focusing instead on families and younger workers, despite older Australians comprising over 50% of voters; key measures include a deeming rate freeze benefiting 450,000 pensioners and a short-term fuel excise cut.
Australian Budget Neglects Retirees Amidst Family-Focused Spending
The 2023 Australian budget offered limited benefits to retirees and pre-retirees, focusing instead on families and younger workers, despite older Australians comprising over 50% of voters; key measures include a deeming rate freeze benefiting 450,000 pensioners and a short-term fuel excise cut.
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60% Bias Score
NSW Aged Care Home COVID-19 Outbreak: Inquest Highlights Systemic Failures
A coronial inquest found that 19 deaths at Newmarch House aged-care home during a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney could have been avoided with proper testing and better leadership; poor communication, staff shortages, and inadequate care contributed to the high death toll.
NSW Aged Care Home COVID-19 Outbreak: Inquest Highlights Systemic Failures
A coronial inquest found that 19 deaths at Newmarch House aged-care home during a 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney could have been avoided with proper testing and better leadership; poor communication, staff shortages, and inadequate care contributed to the high death toll.
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40% Bias Score
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