The Aged Care Act 2024, which commenced on 1 November 2025, represents the most significant overhaul of aged care legislation ...

Labor's landmark aged care reforms have fallen short of the vision for the sector laid out in the 2021 royal commission and may fail to deliver on their promise to contain taxpayers costs, according ...

Older Australians in desperate need of care at home are having to wait up to 380 days for services after they’ve been approved for funding, Productivity Commission figures reveal.

The private sector will require sufficient return on investment to add more beds, says Opal HealthCare CEO Rachel Argaman, who asks if the government will provide incentives to support this need.

From the front lines of nursing to the boards of government policy, Marilyn Beaumont OAM has spent five decades preparing for her newest role as the "direct voice" for Australia's elderly.

Home-care package waiting times for older Australians more than doubled between financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, revealing the pressure population ageing is putting on the health and aged care ...