Australia needs to push new UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons
The EveryAGE Counts campaign and the Older Persons Advocacy Network are calling on the Australian Government to support the development of a new UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons, claiming the human rights of older people are currently poorly defined and routinely overlooked. Today marks an international day of action in support of […]
Brisbane mums give birth after being rescued from rising floodwaters
Two Brisbane women have given birth to baby boys just hours after being dramatically rescued from rising floodwaters as the natural disaster continues to ravage south-east Queensland. Heavily pregnant and with floodwater climbing up the driveway of her Taringa home, Brisbane mum Krystle Henry was kayaked to dry land by a kind and quick-thinking neighbour. […]
Aged care nurses and care workers feeling ‘unseen, unvalued and cast aside’ prompts many to consider their futures
Around 37% of aged care nurses and carers are planning to leave their jobs in the next one to five years, according to the final results of a national survey conducted by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). The ANMF National Aged Care COVID-19 Survey 2022, conducted from January 2022 to February 2022, revealed […]