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  1. Why can't clinicians override inaccurate algorithm decisions?
    By Anne Connolly

    If the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/ind

    #AgedCare #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #RoyalCommissions #Health #CommunityandSociety #OlderPeople #Carers #LawCrimeandJustice #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #AnneConnolly

  2. Family calls for aged care system overhaul after struggling to find facility for mother with dementia

    Valma Cupitt is the cherished matriarch of four generations of her family. But when the 86-year-old’s husband and…
    #Australia #ACT #agedcare #application #AU #Austrlia #beds #canberra #Carers #complex #death #elderly #funding #health #system #universalsystem
    europesays.com/australia/58501/

  3. Curbing well-off taxpayers' access to key programs could save billions
    By Jacob Greber

    Curbing access to the child care subsidy, parental leave pay, aged care and pensions for some of the most well-off taxpayers would free up about $21 billion a year, a new report says.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-11/mea

    #Tax #Budget #FederalParliament #Economy #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #ChildCare #AgedCare #JacobGreber

  4. 2/2
    I'd have thought this was a silly joke.

    But they're serious.

    "Trusted partners" - I'm seeing anyone proposing that they'll release medical and private data to anonymous others as inherently untrustworthy.

    A deal killer in my evaluation.

    #Dementia #DementiaCare #AgingInPlace #AgedCare #DisabilitySector #Privacy #PrivacyLaws #DataSecurity #SafeAndFound

  5. Australians to be evacuated after Hantavirus outbreak | ABC News Top Stories

    A group of Australian passengers is preparing to disembark the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #Agedcare #AU #Australia #Australians #bedblock #cruiseship #Flight #gas #hantavirus #Iran #OneNation #Shell #singapore
    newsbeep.com/au/662553/

  6. I'll be blunt: these changes are going to kill people. They are going to result in more elder abuse and poorer quality of life for the most vulnerable members of our society. They're also going to drive more people into aged care: the exact opposite of the stated aims of this legislation.

    This is what happens when a government is focused on economic productivity to the exclusion of all else. The "unproductive" members of society become collateral damage.

    #auspol #agedcare #royalcomission #homecare #supportathome #ableism #ageism