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Media releases

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2025

OPAN expresses concern at lack of aged care funding in Federal Budget

26 Mar 2025

OPAN welcomes interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner report

12 Feb 2025

Peak body welcomes Aged Care Minister Anika Wells' promotion

16 Jan 2025

2024

OPAN welcomes appointment of new Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner

16 Dec 2024

90% of older people receive better aged care as a result of professional advocacy support: independent report

10 Dec 2024

OPAN welcomes the new Aged Care Act

22 Nov 2024

Peak body welcomes scrapped cap on cleaning and gardening

19 Nov 2024

Spike in calls for help by older people: new report from OPAN

6 Nov 2024

OPAN welcomes Senate Report on new Aged Care Bill

5 Nov 2024

OPAN welcomes new Aged Care Inspector-General

17 Oct 2024

Peak Advocacy Body: Mandated care minutes "The bare minimun"

4 Oct 2024

Peak Aged Care Advocacy Body welcomes the introduction of new Aged Care Act

12 Sep 2024

“Stop dithering on older people’s rights”: Older Australians urge MPs to stop delaying action on aged care reform

16 Aug 2024

Maggie Beer puts Aged Care rights in the spotlight at Parliamentary event

15 Aug 2024

OPAN responds to 2024 Budget: "Not enough to reform aged care and support older people's rights"

14 May 2024

Peak aged care advocacy body backs new Clinical Care Standard for the use of psychotropic medications

9 May 2024

Peak aged care advocacy bodies demand swift action on new Aged Care Act, warn against further delays

4 April 2024

Federal Govt must deliver robust Aged Care Act without delay. Rights of older people have been ignored for too long

12 March 2024

Peak Body responds to Aged Care Taskforce report

12 March 2024

Age discrimination commissioner an exceptional candidate says Peak Aged Care Advocacy Body

6 Februrary 2024

New Aged Care Act must have teeth and can’t be delayed Advocacy organisations for older people release Aged Care Act Key Issues Paper

30 January 2024

OPAN welcomes the inclusion of older people and those in residential care settings in inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence

23 January 2024

2023

Peak Aged Care Advocacy Bodies COTA and OPAN welcomes historic Aged Care Act consultation

14 December 2023

Older Australians and their carers tell Government what they want from the new Aged Care Act

7 November 2023

New report exposes key issues facing older Australians, peak body calls for action

1 November 2023

Peak bodies call for end to discrimination against older people with disability

29 September 2023

Advocacy group calls for Human Rights Act to better protect older people

27 September 2023

Accomodation Guidelines an important first step: Peak aged care advocacy body

6 September 2023

Peak Aged Care Advocacy Body: 24/7 Nursing numbers will deliver better aged care

10 August 2023

Older people must be consulted on New Aged Care Act: Peak Aged Care Advocacy Bodies

8 August 2023

Peak Aged Care Advocacy body backs regulator report

24 July 2023

Age Discrimination Commissioner has been a powerful advocate for older people: peak advocacy body

4 July 2023

Revised aged care visitor code strikes right balance

3 July 2023

Peak advocacy group: 24/7 nursing and ongoing reform key to quality aged care

21 June 2023

OPAN backs aged care roadmap and taskforce

7 June 2023

Peak advocacy group: 'Huge gaps' in staff training to support people with dementia

22 May 2023

Budget 2023: OPAN welcomes boost to aged care funding

9 May 2023

OPAN welcomes federal government support for aged care workers

4 May 2023

OPAN welcomes Anne Burgess as new Council of Elders Chair

24 April 2023

COVID-19 vaccinations alarmingly low

21 April 2023

2022

Peak Advocacy Body: Urgent improvement measures must be in place for aged care homes with a one-star rating

19 December 2022

Peak Advocacy Body: Innovation is the key to housing independence for older Australians

13 December 2022

Older people put sexual rights on the agenda

9 December 2022

OPAN welcomes passage of aged care reforms

27 October 2022

Budget 2022: Increased aged care investment will result in meaningful reform

25 October 2022

New report: Overstretched aged care providers closed their books

13 October 2022

OPAN welcomes aged care bill passing Parliament

2 August 2022

Aged care reform addresses key concerns for older people

27 July 2022

OPAN welcomes government plan to further protect aged care residents this winter and urges booster take up

14 July 2022

Boost for aged care workers welcome, but work needed to ensure older people are not worse off

1 July 2022

Christmas in July with Kamahl

28 June 2022

OPAN Ambassador Val Fell awarded OAM

13 June 2022

Are you Ready to Listen?

7 June 2022

Don't let rising COVID numbers stop essential visitors

16 May 2022

Aged care advocates call for older Australians to be consulted over election campaign promises

12 April 2022

Advocates for older Australians urge Senate to pass Aged Care Reform Bill

29 March 2022

Call for overhaul to aged care with Advance Care Planning

21 March 2022

Aged Care Royal Commission anniversary a time to re-double reform efforts

1 March 2022

Ara Craswell appointed first independent, non-executive chair of The Older Persons Advocacy Network

17 February 2022

Aged care advocacy body welcomes new visitation guidelines

16 February 2022

National Elder abuse conference to set aged care agenda

11 February 2022

We urge sector wide response to support aged care residents during Omicron wave

13 January 2022

2021

We welcome aged care council of elders members and focus on lived experience

24 December 2021

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