Policy call to keep more children enrolled in early learning and care Community & Social The federal government will extend COVID-19 childcare support measures for another year. The support measures, which allow for extra paid absences (52 days a year
‘Demographic destiny’ of aged-care workforce dire August 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has called for an immediate boost to Australia’s aged-care workforce as forecasts point to a shortfall of
Counting the COVID-19 orphans July 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Modelling from an international study has offered a minimum worldwide estimate of 1.5 million children to have lost a parent, grandparent or caregiver to COVID-19,
Foster care campaign kicks off in Queensland May 24, 2021 By Melissa Coade News The demand to place Queensland children and young people in foster care has increased during COVID-19, prompting the government to share the experience of carers
Dentists say older Australians’ oral health ignored by government May 24, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has described the federal government’s failure to address the ‘endemic neglect’ of oral health services in aged care as ‘lukewarm,
No one escaped COVID’s impacts, but big fall in tertiary enrolments was 80% women. Why? November 24, 2020 By Brendan Churchill Editors' Picks The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been so profound, particularly for women, that it threatens to upend the progress on gender equality in
8 ways public servants can help service providers prepare for the NDIS February 24, 2017 By Stephen Easton Community & Social One of the big challenges of the National Disability Insurance Scheme roll-out for state and territory governments is helping the mostly nonprofit service providers transition
