A rare inflammatory condition found in children and associated with COVID-19 has emerged in Australia, with one case confirmed so far.The illness, known as Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS-TS), was
When Cassandra Clark received a letter from Centrelink in October 2018, she was shocked to find a $26,000 debt notice.Key points:Cassandra Clark has been claiming Centrelink benefits to
Aged care software vendor Health Metrics has appointed industry management professional Emma Pate to its executive team. Emma Pate Ms
As the aged care royal commission opened hearings into home care this week, it heard that COVID-19 would likely reposition
The spy watchdog has cleared an Australian intelligence agency over complaints it failed to provide appropriate mental health support when one of its officers had a career-ending breakdown on an
A warning about potentially unsafe water remains in place for almost 100 suburbs across Melbourne, after a fatal storm struck Melbourne and south-eastern Victoria late on Thursday night.Key points:
Police say a tip-off from the FBI and a covert cyber-sting led them to arrest and charge a man they allege was waiting at an Adelaide train station yesterday, expecting
The peak body for carers has called for a national strategy and a ministerial advisory council in its pre-budget submission,
At the Stretton Boxing Club on the outskirts of Brisbane, three sharp thuds ring out across the gym as one of Australia's top prospects, Cameron Hammond, works the bag under the
An injured Ben Simmons just watched his Philadelphia 76ers get rolled in four straight games in the playoffs, and now his coach has been fired.Brett Brown, the coach who was
It is hard not to feel conflicted when I reflect on this year's Sir Doug Nicholls Round.Russell Jackson's remarkable ABC News piece about Robert Muir made me cry. The horrendous
The history of the government's Snowy Hydro pick, weird units in the senate love the weird units in the media, and the NDIS watchdog scrambles to fill the gaps. Tony
Innovative models of housing that integrate person-centred care could provide a ‘third sector’ in aged care, a royal commission research
Strange as it may seem, the AFL will not be displaying the Aboriginal flag on its grounds during its Indigenous Round this weekend.As an Aboriginal man, that stings. The flag
The organisation responsible for providing care to a disabled woman who died in what the NDIS watchdog says were “appalling
BallyCara’s Sona Institute is looking to build new partnerships with organisations across the aged and disability care sector under the
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Aged care and disability provider Villa Maria Catholic Homes (VMCH) has greenlighted a new affordable housing development, with construction set
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For those who are unsatisfied with modern footy and crave a return to a simpler time, the ruck is the last bastion of what was once holy.Across every line on
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Most landlords or agents have probably not thought much about the importance of detecting the early signs of dementia in
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The value of unpaid carers to the economy has increased to almost $78 billion a year, according to a new
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Home care workers have been left out of a decision by the Fair Work Commission to allow paid pandemic leave
The current COVID climate is putting people with autism who are in Supported Independent Living (SIL) at risk of “re-instituationalisation
First it was Tim Tams. Then it was Marmite. Could a coronavirus vaccine be next? The footage of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson using a packet of Tim Tams to
Three police officers who were captured on CCTV bashing a man outside his Melbourne home when they went to do a welfare check in September 2017, have been found guilty
Victorian aged care provider Benetas has appointed social worker Lisa Tribuzio to lead the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing.
The widespread shutdown of global supply chains caused by COVID-19 has been good news for Adelaide metal printing company AML3D.Key points:Australia only produces two thirds of the amount
A painting by a renowned Indigenous artist depicting what is known as the Mistake Creek Massacre has been displayed at the National Museum of Australia for the first time since
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