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Aged & Community Services Australia


Media Releases

Media Releases are made on a regular basis on issues that affect the aged care industry or in response to current events and affairs.

Releases from January 2005 to present are accessible below:

2008

ACIC Federal Budget Media Release - May 2008

Resource the Rhetoric in Community Care - May 2008

Older People Go Missing at the Summit - April 2008

$210M budget cut for aged care - 18 April 2008

Nursing Homes of the Future won't be built - 16 April 2008

Low Interest Loans will Improve Access - 22 March 2008

Australia Will be Older in 2020 - 5 February 2008

2007

Leaders Need to Sort Out Aged Care - 19 December 2007

MPs Should look at aged care too - 29 November 2007

Rural and Remote 19 September 2007

2007 National Conference Media Alert September 2007

Call for Fair Funding Deal for Aged and Community Care

Economist Endorses Aged Care Industry Claims

Aged Care Links to Hospitals are Important

2007 -2008 Federal Budget Reply Response

2007-2008 Federal Budget Response

Aged Care - Prepare for our Future Today  (Federal Election Campaign Launch) - March 2007

Aged Care Funding Package Requires Modification - February 2007

Aged Care Industry Welcomes Funding Package - February 2007

2006

Response to Ministers National Press Club Address - December 2006

Community Care - September 2006

Aged and health care services the economic lifeblood of rural economies - September 2006

Older Australians from Multicultural Backgrounds deserve better: ACSA - September 2006

Aged Care Benchmarking Reports show rising losses in providing quality aged care - September 2006

Major Media Notification - ACSA National Conference - September 2006

Fine Tuning Needed on New Elder Abuse Measures

Sales soar for simple training manuals for nursing home and home care workers - June 2006

Nacic Communique - May 2006

Federal Budget:  Aged Care Industry Welcomes Interim Budget

Community Care:  The Wave of the Future May 2006

ACSA Supports Police Checks - April2 006

ACSA Welcomes Action on the Abuse of Older People - March 2006

Elder Abuse Condemned by Industry Body - February 2006

Case Management - Keeping care simple and making care happen.

Aged Care Industry Welcomes Santo Santoro - January 2006

2005

If you require media releases from earlier years please contact us at info@agedcare.org.au