2026-08-17 - Report calls for action over creaking aged care model and 9 more stories
This episode includes 10 news blocks. The choice is between hard changes made now or more painful changes forced later, the Ministerial Advisory Group on Aged Care says. While politicians have squabbled over reforms, advocates say a move to an 'affirmative model' of consent is long overdue. When Diante Peihopa-Harris finally worked up the courage to seek support for her eating disorder, she was told there was nothing available in her area. The huge project is designed to help meet growing deman…