Retention of the Aboriginal Health, Ageing and Disability Workforce

28/04/2022

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7710177/labor-promises-funding-for-500-additional-first-nations-health-workers/

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese promises to provide further health support to First Nations Australians.

27/04/2022

https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7710370/pm-labor-make-big-cash-pledges/?cs=9397

The prime minister has doubled down on the coalition's promise not to introduce new taxes as Labor pledges...

27/04/2022

https://www.miragenews.com/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health-770057/

Quotes Attributable to Health Minister Natasha Fyles “All our Health Workers, including our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and

27/04/2022

https://canberraweekly.com.au/urgent-reform-is-needed-for-child-protection-workforce-acu-report/

Australia’s child protection system is in crisis with far too many children taken into care and many not receiving the assistance they need, a new ACU study has found.

21/04/2022

https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/04/9-million-dollars-to-attract-workers-and-build-further-capacity-in-WAs-disability-sector.aspx

Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Media Statements

21/04/2022

https://menafn.com/1104046256/The-workforce-in-the-child-protection-system-needs-urgent-reform&source=30

The crisis in child welfare in Australia has, for too long, resulted in too many children taken into care, with many not receiving the timely ass

21/04/2022

https://www.croakey.org/reclaiming-health-and-wellbeing-for-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people/

21/04/2022

https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/more-personal-care-workers-for-in-home-aged-care

The Australian Government has selected six organisations to drive its plan to grow the nation’s home care workforce by 13,000 over the next two years, and support more senior Australians to access Home Care Packages and remain independent at home.

24/03/2022

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/dire-staffing-crisis-an-internal-emergency-at-nsw-hospital-20220323-p5a74k.html

The crisis in regional NSW hospitals has worsened after a senior health official declared an “internal emergency” at one hospital, warning it faces closure.

09/03/2022

Please share:

I am looking for Aboriginal front line workers and Managers who employ Aboriginal staff who work in the Health, Ageing and Disability workforce to do an interview on thier lived experiences within these sectors. If you are interested please message me direct on here for my number and email address and ill contact you directly.

We can either do the interview over the phone or through zoom or i am happy to travel out to you and do face to face its upto you.

Please share with prople you may know that work in these sectors in NSW.

31/01/2022

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-01/unions-slam-aged-care-cash-payments-warn-of-industry-exodus/100794054

The federal government is being warned that one-off cash payments to aged care workers, set to be announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, will not stem the flood of staff leaving the industry.

27/01/2022

https://thesector.com.au/2022/01/25/cultural-safety-for-educators-more-than-good-workplace-culture/

The piece below explores the notion of cultural safety for educators, and has been shared with The Sector by Lainey Walker an Aboriginal woman with Bigambul and Gamilaraay heritage and Reconciliation Action Plan Coordinator at QCAN.