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Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, says today’s announcement by the ALP that it will address a number of key issues facing aged care if elected is generally good news for older Australians and the sector. CEO Sean Rooney says LASA has been...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, says the release of the Labor Party’s policy costings today shows there is no vision for addressing the critical issues facing the sector that cares for 1.3 million older Australians. LASA CEO Sean Rooney...

Aged care providers, staff, clients and families are being urged to come together on Tuesday 14 May to take part in a National Day of Action to let their local candidates know that aged care is an issue of national importance. CEO of Leading Age Services Australia...

        Pictured above (l-r): Individual winner Justin Dover; from Carrington Care - Vicki Martins, Raad Richards and Edwina Whiley; Rising Star Novica Blazeski; and from IRT Namaste Team - Sydney, Alex Reid, Amanda Bryant, Yvette Connolly and...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, says the Labor Party’s federal election campaign launch yesterday was a lost opportunity for the party to show its commitment to aged care. LASA CEO Sean Rooney says making the system better should be a...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, has accused the major parties of ignoring the needs of older Australians in the federal election campaign. LASA CEO Sean Rooney says Labor has put aged care workforce issues on the backburner until after...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of Aged Care, has welcomed today’s announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of $34 million to establish a new Aged Care Workforce Research Centre. The Centre will examine new ways to deliver care for older...

There will be a distinct Western Australian flavour at Leading Age Services Australia’s (LASA’s) first ever WA State Conference to be held in Perth on 28-29 May. The conference brings together 200 age services professionals, leaders and specialists from across...

The age services industry in New South Wales and the ACT will showcase its outstanding organisations, teams and individuals when the LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards are announced at LASA’s NSW/ACT State Conference in Sydney next Tuesday evening, 7 May. The...

Leading Age Services Australia (LASA), the voice of aged care, has challenged Australia’s political leaders to commit to making aged care better for all older Australians. LASA CEO Sean Rooney says with less than 19 days to go before polling day, neither the Coalition...