CPSA needs your views on aged care!
1 March 2019
Please take a minute to answer only six survey questions. Your response will help CPSA in its aged care advocacy.
CPSA’s evidence to the Aged Care Royal Commission
28 February 2019
ON 12 February, CPSA gave evidence at the Aged Care Royal Commission. Here are some of the main points canvassed during the examination. CPSA's witness statement and a transcript of CPSA's evidence are published on the Royal Commission's website.
10,000 places but still no plan
28 February 2019
ALTHOUGH there’s still no plan on how to fix the shocking shortage of aged care places, the Australian Government has thrown an additional $662 million at both residential aged care and the Home Care Packages program.
Banking Royal Commission: a disappointment after all
28 February 2019
IT is ironic that the first consequence to flow from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry was a massive financial services profit estimated at $22 million amid speculations about insider trading.
Deeming rates and the veil of secrecy
28 February 2019
IT is fairly straightforward to calculate your pension payment on the basis of what other income you have and how much you own in assets, but one thing remains shrouded in secrecy: the deeming rates used to calculate the imaginary money you earn on financial assets.
No Australian Left Offline: ACCAN pushes for affordable broadband
28 February 2019
THE price of communications is an ongoing stress for many older Australians. With broadband now an almost essential service to stay connected, it’s important that there is no Australian left offline because they can’t afford a service.
CPSA’s 2019 Federal Budget Priorities
28 February 2019
CPSA has set out its 2019 federal budget priorities in the areas of aged care, social service and health. These themes have been covered many times in THE VOICE so here is a bite-size version of CPSA’s submission.
NSW State Election 23 March 2019
28 February 2019
THIS month New South Wales will hold a general parliamentary election. CPSA’s top-two issues are accessibility of train stations and social and affordable housing.
Griffith CPSA Wins Campaign for Mid-Week Train Service
1 February 2019
FOR years, Griffith CPSA Branch had been campaigning relentlessly for the midweek Sydney to Griffith train service to be re-instated. Now it has finally paid off with a second service to start soon.
NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner is welcome move
1 February 2019
THE NSW Government has announced that an independent Ageing and Disability Commissioner will be established in NSW to investigate the abuse of older people, and adults with a disability “in home and community settings”.