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National Seniors Say Abbott Is Slapping Seniors In The Face Older Australians group, National Seniors, want to know why Tony Abbott plans to scrap a program aimed at helping them stay in the workforce. The opposition leader announced on Tuesday... READMORE |
Elderly couple lose their 'Castle' Seventy-two-year-old Hariklia Vorgiatzidis and her sick husband Nikos are heartbroken that their Footscray home will be bulldozed to make way for the Victorian Government's $4.3 billion Regional Rail Link project.... READMORE |
Seniors Have Risky Sex Lives Senior citizens in Australia's old-age homes and retirement facilities are leading active but ‘risky’ sex lives and most of them have more than one active partner. A research in Australia,... READMORE |
More For Suicide Prevention A recent Senate Committee Inquiry into suicide in Australia has called on the government to do more, provide more funding and to focus more attention on the tragic issue of... READMORE |
Unity Walk is back for 2010 Parkinsons organisations across Australia are going to get another massive boost in fundraising this year with the announcement that our favourite event (so favourite in fact we sponsor it)... READMORE |
GLBTI Sensitivity Training for Aged Care Gets Funding Aged care homes throughout NSW will receive targeted training to improve their understanding of the needs of older gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people. The training will be delivered... READMORE |
The Greens Propose A New Aged Care Statutory Body The Greens have called for an independent statutory body to oversee accreditation and complaints in aged care. The new authority would also be responsible for benchmarking care costs, developing the... READMORE |
Aged Care Should Be A Budget Priority Says Charity Group Aged care services should be a key priority area for the federal government ahead of next week’s budget, according to a leading NSW charitable organisation. Anglicare Sydney urged the government to remember... READMORE |
Grants Up For Grabs One of South Australia’s largest not-for-profit aged care providers is celebrating its 75th anniversary in a generous way. Resthaven will provide a series of grants worth up to $5,000 to... READMORE |
Australian Government To Help Fund A New Generation Of Farmers The Rudd government has pledged an extra $2.4 million to assist drought-stricken farmers worried about the future.It's aimed at helping farmers develop a succession plan, something too many have failed... READMORE |
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