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Truth-telling project aims to improve aged care for Stolen Generations survivors
A new research project is set to help improve aged care for Stolen Generations s...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Jun 2026
Indigenous businesses collaborate to keep aged care residents safe
Indigenous-owned fencing business Hardy Fencing is helping enhance safety and pe...
Giovanni Torre 19 Jun 2026
Stolen Generations survivors' redress payments to be exempt from aged care means testing
Stolen Generations survivors will be exempt from means testing in aged care in a...
Dechlan Brennan 12 May 2026
Stolen Generations advocates welcome aged care backflip, call for 'urgent' broader reforms
A decision by the federal government to scrap charges for basic aged care servic...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Apr 2026
Aged care reforms failing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, sector warns
The Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council is urging governments to t...
Giovanni Torre 24 Mar 2026
With grassroots Truth Telling and education with can empower the community and together fight for real change

The following piece is a call to action from organisers of the Boorloo/Perth rally of January 26. January 26 is a day of mourning where we remember the many who have resisted and suffered under the yo...

Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia launches new First Nations Hub

Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia has launched a new First Nations Hub to showcase culturally appropriate, evidence-based practices in aged care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait I...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Dec 11, 2025
Exclusive: Concerns raised about welfare of Indigenous Elders in Boorloo aged care facility

Concerns have been raised about the welfare of two Indigenous Elders in a Boorloo/Perth aged care facility. Leanne Okely told National Indigenous Times her aunt, who this publication will not name to...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 17, 2025
Development approval granted for Boorloo’s first Aboriginal aged care facility - to be built at Sister Kate's site

A project designed to deliver "culturally safe, high-quality aged care" for Aboriginal people has been granted development approval, paving the way for the first Indigenous aged care facility in the B...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 4, 2025
'This is our home': Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care begins vital repairs after $60,000 raised

After closing its doors last month due to significant roof damage, Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care will officially begin much-needed repairs on Saturday, having successfully raised $60,000 in donations.

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Sep 26, 2025
New Tennant Creek health worker accommodation opens

New staff accommodation at an aged-care facility in Tennant Creek has been officially opened, delivering a boost for the local health workforce.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 19, 2025
Federal government announces $300m regional and remote aged care investment

The federal government has committed $300 million to strengthen the aged care system through the latest round of the Aged Care Capital Assistance Program (ACCAP).

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 18, 2025
VACCHO: New aged care system could deepen inequality for Indigenous Elders

Victoria's former Treaty Commissioner has warned that upcoming changes to Australia's aged care system risk becoming "yet another barrier" to closing the gap.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 17, 2025
Indigenous-led aged care the focus of national yarning circle

The second Elder Care Support National Yarning Circle is being held this week, bringing together experts from the sector to lead a culturally grounded and community-driven reform of aged care for Indi...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 29, 2025
Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care: 30 years of community-led care

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Wyanga Aboriginal Aged Care, a vital organisation based in Redfern that provides culturally safe, in-home care and social support for Aboriginal Elders.

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Joseph Guenzler Feb 24, 2025
First Nations Aged Care Commissioner urges "critical reforms" in new report

Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner Andrea Kelly has urged the federal government to enact a series of critical reforms to improve aged care for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 6, 2025
Residential aged care service searching for Indigenous friends

Whadjuk man Graeme Wood led a productive life – until he suddenly found himself in a nursing home. A stroke left Mr Wood partly paralysed and forced him to leave his own unit to share a room wit...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 25, 2024
Stolen Generations call for support to age with dignity

Uncle Colin Davis never wants to go into an aged care home. The 76-year-old is a survivor of the Stolen Generations who grew up at Kinchela Boys Home on the NSW mid-north coast.

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Keira Jenkins Sep 14, 2024
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