In-home aged care showers now free again as Labor unveils $3 billion funding package
In-home aged care clients will no longer pay for essential services such as showers, continence management and wound dressing thanks to a $3 billion funding package unveiled yesterday in the lead-up to May’s 2026 Federal Budget. Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, Health Minister Mark Butler said the government was responding to widespread […]
Syphilis: Not a disease of the past
Syphilis might sound like a condition from the history books, but it remains a very real public health issue – and one that deserves the attention of every nurse, midwife and care worker. In August 2025, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer declared syphilis a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance (CDINS).1 This designation is reserved for […]
Time poor? Does this increase your risk of dementia?
Time has been identified as an under-recognised social determinant of brain health, potentially as important as education and income. Time – or the lack of it – could be a missing link in dementia prevention, according to research from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). Temporal inequity – the unequal distribution of time […]