Australia’s aged care sector will cost the country $5 billion (US$3.36 billion) more in 2022-2023 and is expected to put more pressure on the government budget in the coming years. The 2023 federal budget to be released on May 9 will feature aged care services as the fifth-largest area of government spending. Specifically, the total…

Australia’s residential aged care and home care sector is operating at a loss with a recent survey finding that each bed is losing over $7,000 (US$4,700) per year—a loss in excess of $345 million for the September quarter. This follows a 2022 population report that found Australia’s ageing population could pose a strain on the…

Hundreds of protestors took the streets on Aug. 31 against a decision by the Queensland state government to dock the pay of unvaccinated teachers. A week earlier, Education Queensland finalised disciplinary action against 900 teachers in the state (out of 54,000 educators) who will see their pay cut by $25 to $90 per week over…