Minister Rae's media

The Australian Government is today delivering a fourth increase in award wages to the dedicated workers who provide aged care services to older Australians.

Read Minister Rae's speech at the Ageing Australia National Conference on the Gold Coast about the New Aged Care Act and aged care reforms, including Support at Home.

The Australian Government is pleased to appoint Mr Nigel Ray PSM and Associate Professor Nicole Sutton to conduct an independent review of residential aged care accommodation funding and pricing arrangements.

The Australian Government is continuing to support the vital aged care workforce who deliver critical care to our loved ones by progressing work to establish a national worker registration scheme in aged care.

The Australian Government has taken another significant step along the path of generational aged care reform, with the new Aged Care Rules now finalised.

The Australian Government is committing record levels of funding to rebuild our aged care system so every older Australian can get the world-class care they deserve, wherever they live.

The Australian Government is strengthening access to quality residential aged care in Perth, working alongside St Bartholomew’s House Inc (St Bart’s) to expand its specialised aged care services to include older women with a history of homelessness.

The Australian Government is continuing to support the aged care sector to deliver better quality care for older Australians, with increases to vital funding starting in the coming weeks.

The Australian Government has put older Australians back at the centre of their care, building a high-quality, respectful and sustainable system that is equipped to deliver world-class care older people deserve.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Andrew Clennell on aged care and the NDIS.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Peter Fegan on Home Care Packages and Support at Home.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Patricia Karvelas on Home Care Packages and Support at Home.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Sally Sara on home care packages and Support at Home.

The Australian Government is getting on with delivering generational aged care reforms, marked by the passage of the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill through Parliament today.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Minister Rae's press conference about Home Care Packages; and foreign affairs.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Kieran Gilbert on the New Aged Care Act; home care packages.

Read the transcript of Minister Rae's interview with Hamish MacDonald on securing the future of the NDIS; home care package; the new Aged Care Act

The Australian Government is backing our dedicated aged care workforce across Australia, investing $21.5 million in scholarships to help aged care workers and nurses progress in their careers.

The Australian Government is now seeking applications from older people with lived experience of the aged care system to join the Aged Care Council of Elders from January 2026.

The Australian Government is investing $30.8 million to attract and support more than 6,000 extra skilled aged care workers in rural and regional Australia.

The Australian Government is continuing its work to deliver generational aged care reforms, today releasing the final draft of the new Aged Care Rules that will guide the sector in these reforms.

Read Minister Rae's interview with Mary Gearin on aged care reform.

The Australian Government is delivering once-in-a-generation reforms to aged care to build a high-quality, respectful and sustainable system that puts older Australians at the centre of their care, now and into the future.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler and Minister Rae's press conference on the Aged Care Act; illicit tobacco.