Melbourne aged care home celebrates successful end to refugee housing program
The two-year program saw 61 Syrian and Iraqi refugees take up temporary residence in 35…More
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Two-thirds of Aussies expect aged care to cost $400 per week or less – and we want the Government to foot the bill
One-third (33%) of us expect our future care to cost less than $200 per week,…More
Monarchists rejoice: we’re all entitled to a portrait of the Queen – for free
Yes, it’s true. Every citizen of this fair country is entitled to the unexpected perk…More
Thanking our unsung heroes: first-ever Aged Care Employee Day proves a success
The not-for-profit provider Whiddon Group launched the national day on 7 August to celebrate our…More
Prepare for the ‘bird-pocalypse’: magpie attack season has started early
While swooping time for the territorial birds usually peaks in September, the Magpie Alert interactive…More
Bad news rockers and sports stars – science confirms shoeys are harmful to your health
It’s become the classic Aussie way to celebrate – sculling a tinnie from a sweat-soaked…More
Think you’re too old to be an organ donor? Think again
Last year, 36 per cent of Australia’s 510 organ donors were aged 55 or older…More
Trips to Paris, edible underwear, breast implants … the bizarre things Aussies try to claim at tax time
Aussies are famous for ‘trying it on’ when it comes to tax deductions – the…More
The ‘hidden affliction’: could you have a chronic wound?
We’ve all managed to hurt ourselves at some stage of our lives (fingers in the…More
Good news: new $38 million national Dementia Network to fast-track research
The Australian Dementia Network (ADNet) will see memory clinics set up across the country to…More