NDIS rorts are rife. Will Butler’s reforms fix it?By Dr Sarah Russell | April 23, 2026The NDIS reforms announced by Health Minister Mark Butler promise to address the scheme's excesses, but will it ...
Comcars for the golden goose, no showers for the old ganderBy Dr Sarah Russell | December 10, 2025Both major parties find ways to rort the system and make taxpayers pay their private bills. Anika Wells is just ...
“Enough is enough”. Why Brereton *has* to resign from the NACCBy Dr Sarah Russell | December 5, 2025NACC boss Paul Brereton has a disturbing history of giving misleading information. How much more evidence of poor ...
Support at Home? First they came for the young people, now they come for the oldBy Dr Sarah Russell | November 16, 2025"Self-management a best kept secret". Investigation of the government's new Home Care package finds 'ka-ching' for ...
Pay per shower: fully-funded aged care turns market-driven aged supportBy Dr Sarah Russell | November 3, 2025The new Support at Home Program for the elderly is introducing a 'free market' transactional aged care system. ...
Aged care “free market” where a home care package deal masks a crisisBy Dr Sarah Russell | September 9, 2025The Labor Government continues to prevaricate on actioning the recommendations from the Aged Care Royal Commission.
A formula for burning money. VicGov slings F1 another handoutBy Dr Sarah Russell | June 10, 2025The cash-strapped Victorian government has promised a reported $350 million to a multi-billion-dollar US company ...
Big money, big conflicts. Aged care assessment privatised by stealth.By Dr Sarah Russell | March 1, 2025The Labor government has done what the Coalition didn't, and the Aged Care Royal Commission warned against, ...
Vindication for Robodebt victims elusive as NACC investigates itselfBy Dr Sarah Russell | October 11, 2024The decision by the National Anti-Corruption Commission not to investigate those found to be responsible for the ...
Melbourne Grand Prix, fuel efficiency standards and fake newsBy Dr Sarah Russell | March 19, 2024The long overdue introduction of Fuel Efficiency Standards in Australia is meeting with the usual resistance from ...
Who cares … Arcare? Aged care providers still charging for services never provided, regulator hidingBy Dr Sarah Russell | January 3, 2024Aged care providers are charging elderly residents fees for services which are not provided. Dr Sarah Russell ...
HESC grotesque say Victorian locals as Japanese giants push Western Port coal-to-hydrogenBy Dr Sarah Russell | November 13, 2023The jury remains out on hydrogen as commercial fuel. Yet a massive new fossil fuel project planned for Victoria's ...