3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (494+ words) The Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) has warned people in its database not to respond to an unusual email asking for Bitcoin donations after an unauthorised message was sent from its mailing system. The email, titled “The National Advocate – Special…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (650+ words) One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has put forward a new policy that would let working Australians trade a slice of their future superannuation contributions for extra cash in their weekly pay packet. The proposal is aimed squarely at easing cost-of-living…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1081+ words) Dovida CE, Geoff Hogg points to a client living with Parkinson’s disease as an example. She had suffered multiple falls and hospitalisations, and her care team could see her condition had clearly declined. When she was reassessed, the standardised outcome…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (884+ words) After legislating controversial reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) last week, the government’s plan to cut 160,000 NDIS participants and save A$37.8 billion over four years is underway. The legislation tightens access to the NDIS by: But we still…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (695+ words) Aged care, home care and disability workers who use their own vehicles for work will receive a temporary increase to their vehicle allowance from 1 September, following a decision by the Fair Work Commission. The allowance will rise from $1.01 to $1.05 per…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (426+ words) That funding algorithm is built from just two numbers, each produced by a separate scale: Those two scores are combined into 16 “classes”, which are then compressed into the eight funding levels people actually see on their letter. Professor Eagar’s blunt…...