Christmas is coming but there is no good cheer in the aged care sector as the Gillard Government sits on the latest Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) said Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Shadow Minister for Ageing.

“The Minister for Ageing, Mark Butler, should have made an announcement on the latest funding round at least a month ago but there has been nothing,” Senator Fierravanti-Wells said.

“The industry is desperate to know the outcome of the 2010 allocation of aged care ...

The Coalition welcomes the release of the Productivity Commission’s report Caring For Older Australians and calls on the Gillard Government to act on long-awaited aged care reform.

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Shadow Minister for Mental Health, said it was widely accepted that the sector is in need of reform.

“The Coalition has been calling for much needed reform for a long time.  At the last election we set out a framework for real a...

The Coalition is committed to real action to assist people with disabilities and carers.

Our plan supports practical and affordable initiatives that recognise need and promote self-help and independence.

Australians with a disability and carers deserve a better deal.

Regrettably, the Labor Government has driven the budget into debt and deficit. This has the potential to compromise the ability of future governments to improve support for Australians with a disability and carers. ...

The Coalition will provide $935 million over four years to provide certainty of care for older Australians and vital support for the aged care sector to prepare for future needs.

A Coalition government will take real action to:

• Provide certainty of care through the first ever four year Aged Care Provider Agreement with the aged care sector;
• Establish an Aged Care Bed Incentive Programme to provide $335 million over four years to convert up to 3,000 of the allocated bed...

Mature-age workers who choose to remain in the workforce will become the big winners under a plan by the Coalition to abolish the Superannuation Guarantee age limit.