Former Senator the Hon Santo Santoro - Media Items
Listed below are media items for Former Senator the Hon Santo Santoro - Minister for Ageing
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Previous MinistersApril 2006
26 April 2006
Nunyara aged care home opens
The Nunyara residential aged care home at Peakhurst, NSW, was officially opened on 26 April by the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro.
20 April 2006
Speech to the Aged Care Association of New South Wales Nursing and Management Conference
Minister for Ageing, Santo Santoro, opened the Aged Care Association of New South Wales Nursing and Management Conference in Sydney on 20 April 2006.
20 April 2006
$30m training for remote aged-care staff
Personal care staff in small aged-care facilities in rural and isolated locations are to receive continued support to improve their skills, with funding of $30 million over four years.
18 April 2006
Santoro condemns Labor’s fire safety scare campaign
The Minister for Ageing responds to Opposition claims about fire safety preparedness in aged care homes.
10 April 2006
Joint commitment and measures to combat elder abuse in aged care homes
Doorstop interview with the Minister for Ageing, Santo Santoro, and Victorian Minister for Aged Care, Gavin Jennings, at Parliament House in Canberra on 10 April 2006.
10 April 2006
Australian Ministers for Aged Care and Ageing Joint Communiqué
A meeting of Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers responsible for Aged Care and Ageing has strongly affirmed the need to take measures to reduce the incidence of abuse of vulnerable elderly people in aged care homes.
10 April 2006
Police checks and more random inspections for aged care
Aged care homes face more frequent unannounced inspections to ensure they comply with care and security standards for residents, and the Australian Government will also move to mandate police background checks for all aged care workers.
05 April 2006
$681,000 for NT Home And Community Care services
Increased Home and Community Care funding in the Northern Territory will see five new remote and urban services established, Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, and the Northern Territory Minister for Health and Community Services, Delia Lawrie, said on 5 April.
04 April 2006
Sea change brings opportunites as well as challenges
Governments at all levels needed to focus on both the challenges and opportunities presented by the 'sea change' phenomenon, the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, told delegates at the 2006 Sea Change conference in Port Douglas.
04 April 2006
Opening address to the 2006 Sea Change Conference
Opening address by the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, to the 2006 Sea Change Conference, Port Douglas Community Centre, 4 April 2006.
04 April 2006
Extra help for North Queensland carers
North Queenslanders affected by Tropical Cyclone Larry who are caring for frail aged relatives will receive additional support from the Australian Government, with the allocation of $200,000 in previously uncommitted money to support carers during the difficult rebuilding phase following the devastating cyclone.