Welcome to the final issue of the Residential Aged Care Communiqué for the year 2019. By now most of you will have read parts or all of the interim report...
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The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s Interim Report has now been tabled in the Australian Parliament. Links to find out more are below: OWN Qld has put...
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The 25th National Older Women’s Conference was held on 17th-18th October in Sydney, hosted by OWN NSW. The conference was an incredible expression of the passion and resilience of older...
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Pro Bono news reports: Women are bearing the brunt of Australia’s worsening hunger crisis, with new research showing women are 50 per cent more likely than men to go without...
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Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet, as US clinical psychologist Mary Pipher writes, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts...
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On World Homelessness Day, Jan Berriman from YWCA Housing explained the reasons behind the rise in the number of homeless women and suggests some practical solutions. If a nation’s greatness...
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In news surprising almost no one, the 2019 Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia report showed Australian women in heterosexual couples shoulder far more childcare and domestic work than men....
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Abuse comes in many forms. Physical, sexual and verbal abuse get plenty of headlines, but have you heard of financial abuse? Would you recognise it if it happened to you? Financial...
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Are you paying extra for bills you receive in the mail? Service providers may be charging you a fee to cover the costs of printing and posting your bill –...
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Many of us pay our gas and electricity bills without looking closely at them. But if you haven’t switched energy providers or plans in some time, chances are you’re paying...
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