Bupa accused of aged care breaches in new class action

In the wake of damning evidence at a royal commission, a plaintiff law firm has filed a class action against Bupa for...

15 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Age pension inequality case key to progress on Closing the Gap

The federal government has faced court for the first time over its failure to close the gap in life expectancy between...

07 March 2023

By Jess Feyder

Legal immunity for aged care providers will ‘strip residents of their rights’

The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) has called for the removal of a clause in the newly passed aged care bill that...

03 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

Inquest begins into 19 aged-care deaths during 2020 COVID outbreak

This week marks the beginning of the inquest into deaths of 19 aged-care residents at Anglicare’s Newmarch House...

26 July 2022

By Jess Feyder

Bolton Clarke acquires Allity Aged Care

Independent firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has advised Australia’s largest independent not-for-profit aged care...

17 March 2022

By Naomi Neilson

Calvary Health absorbs aged care operator

G+T has advised not-for-profit Calvary Health on its acquisition of one of Australia’s largest aged care operators,...

17 November 2021

By Lauren Croft

Apollo Care acquires 3 residential aged care facilities

Russell Kennedy Lawyers has advised Apollo Care Alliance on the group’s acquisition of three residential aged care...

26 July 2021

By Emma Musgrave

Australian Unity purchases aged care and retirement provider

Insurance company Australian Unity has acquired resi-communities portfolio, Greengate

31 May 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Elderly are forgotten by the law

Real change will come when institutions that profit from caring for our vulnerable elderly are forced to account,...

17 March 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy