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Australian Unity releases first Impact report

Wellbeing company Australian Unity today released its inaugural standalone impact report, Our Impact, detailing its performance against environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria.

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Australian Unity requires vaccinated workplaces

Wellbeing company Australian Unity today announced that from the end of this year, people in its workplaces must be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Australian Unity requires vaccinations to protect employees, customers and the community

Wellbeing company Australian Unity announced today it will require all frontline human services employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year.

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Australian Unity to return about $6 million in COVID-19 savings to members

Wellbeing company Australian Unity will provide about $6 million in COVID-19 claims savings to its private health insurance members—on top of about $18 million of support measures already delivered.

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Community must be involved in protecting Elders from COVID-19

Strong involvement of the local Aboriginal community is needed to protect Elders from COVID-19, according to Indigenous leader Ken Markwell.

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What happens when I die? brings conversations about death back to life

Australian Unity’s podcast What happens when I die? has launched its second season, with host Anna Hacker on a mission to break this conversational taboo and help listeners understand the practicalities of death – be it legal, monetary, or physical elements of post-mortem.

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Australian Unity acquires commercial office park at Newcastle Airport

Australian Unity’s Diversified Property Fund has acquired the Williamtown Aerospace Centre, a high-quality campus-style commercial office park adjacent to Newcastle Airport and the Williamtown Royal Australian Air Force Base, for circa. $55 million.

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Kieren Perkins to head up Australian Unity Bank

Member-owned wellbeing company Australian Unity announced today the appointment of Kieren Perkins OAM as CEO and EGM of its retail banking business.

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Australian Unity’s Future of Healthcare Fund raises $45 million

Australian Unity’s Future of Healthcare Fund has raised over $45 million in seeding and early-stage investment, signalling growing demand from investors wanting to access opportunities in healthcare innovation.

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Australian Unity and GreenFort ink agreement to develop $40m disability housing portfolio

Australian Unity and GreenFort Capital have entered into an agreement that will facilitate the development of a $40 million portfolio of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA).

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Australian Unity Diversified Property Fund sells industrial asset in Richlands, Queensland for $85m

Australian Unity’s Diversified Property Fund has finalised the sale of an industrial property at 278 Orchards Road, Richlands, Queensland for $85 million.

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Australian Unity realise vision for seniors community opposite Albert Park Lake

Australian Unity has teamed up with private wealth management group Ord Minnett (Ords) as part of its newly formed Private Capital division to fund the development of a $125 million, 15-storey premium seniors community at its former head office opposite Albert Park Lake in Melbourne, Victoria.

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Australian Unity grows Canberra presence with acquisition of local tax practice

Australian Unity Trustees has acquired Canberra-based tax practice Clarkson Williams Partners Pty Ltd (CW Partners) expanding its service offering and customer base in the capital’s growing market.

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Aged Care Voluntary Industry Code of Practice launched

The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) launched the Aged Care Voluntary Industry Code of Practice on Friday 5 February with Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services Richard Colbeck and the Council’s Acting Chair and Australian Unity CEO of Independent and Assisted Living, Kevin McCoy.

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Australian Unity announces lowest premium increase in two decades for private health insurance

Member-owned wellbeing company Australian Unity today announced its lowest health insurance premium increase in 20 years.

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Australian Unity program benefits more than 600 seniors from CALD communities

Australian Unity launched its very first Community Participation for Seniors from Emerging Communities program two years ago.

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Australian Unity’s Specialist Disability Accommodation fund grows portfolio and inks debt deal with Bank Australia

Australian Unity’s Specialist Disability Accommodation Fund has announced the settlement of 10 apartments at Moonee Ponds, the acquisition of 10 off-the-plan apartments in Essendon, and the acquisition of 9 off-the-plan apartments at Williams Landing, growing the Fund to ~$43 million.

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Australians ‘remarkably resilient’ during COVID-19

Despite reporting elevated levels of stress and anxiety through the COVID19 pandemic, remarkably, Australians have maintained a relatively stable sense of wellbeing.

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Australian Unity acquires office and warehouse in South Australia’s premier defence precinct

Australian Unity’s Diversified Property Fund has acquired an office and warehouse in the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia for $48.25 million.

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Herston Quarter STARS achieves commercial acceptance

Australian Unity has delivered its first building as part of Brisbane’s Herston Quarter precinct,which will be home to the new Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) which has officially achieved commercial acceptance. The milestone confirms the on-time delivery of the project, some three years and six months since works began.

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