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Australian Unity postpones premium increase

To help reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its customers, Australian Unity has postponed all private health insurance premium increases scheduled for 1 April 2020.

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Embracing the future & celebrating our shared past

Australian Unity has once again hosted the annual Australia Day Breakfast celebrating the milestones that have built the character of our nation. Read more here.

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Healthcare Property Trust raises capital

Australian Unity raises $291 million to fund Healthcare Property Trust’s development pipeline and new acquisitions

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Australian Unity announces bushfire relief package

Member-owned wellbeing company Australian Unity has announced a range of measures to assist its employees, members, customers and communities affected by the country’s devastating bushfires.

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Reducing social media screen time these holidays

Tips to help you reduce your social media usage and overall screen time that can help improve overall wellbeing.

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Advocating for Australia on IDPWD

International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD) is a unique occasion to recognise and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of people living with disability.

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Australian Unity investors vote overwhelmingly in favour of property funds merger

Investors in Australian Unity’s Diversified Property Fund and Retail Property Fund have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal to merge the two funds to create a circa. $537 million diversified commercial property fund.  

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Aged care career opportunity for Aboriginal people

Australian Unity will give 14 Aboriginal people an opportunity to pursue a career in the aged care sector through an innovative pre-employment pathway.

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Election win to trigger last minute EOFY philanthropy

The Coalition election win has left many Australians feeling wealthier due to the ‘wealth effect’, despite there being no real change in their true financial situation.  This is likely to lead to an increase in charitable giving, adding further to the usual end of financial year rush, says Emma Sakellaris, executive general manager of Australian Unity Trustees. 

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Statement on NDIS services

Following a review of its Home & Disability Services, Australian Unity will progressively and carefully scale down the provision of NDIS funded services over the next 12 months in all locations, but will retain a sizeable footprint in metropolitan Sydney.

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Australian Unity named in Australia’s most trusted brands

Health Wealth and Living company Australian Unity was named one of Australia's Most Trusted Brands in the annual Reader's Digest awards announced in Sydney on 1 May 2109.

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Research finds financial advice brings benefits beyond the dollar

Research conducted by the University of Adelaide and Australian Unity has revealed that investors who pay for financial advice reported a greater level of calm about their financial situation, compared to those who no longer receive financial advice. 

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Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability was established on 5 April 2019.

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Meet 7 women thriving at Australian Unity’s Wealth & Capital Markets

In celebration of International Women’s Day (Friday 8 March), we are featuring seven of our female leaders across Australian Unity’s Wealth & Capital Markets platform. Each of the women are experts in their respective fields and their career trajectories demonstrate the depth and breadth of experiences they each bring to their role at Australian Unity. 

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"Choice" not "balance" key to women's security

International Women’s Day is a timely reminder of the importance of women making choices at all stages of their life to plan for security, with statistics from the Council on the Ageing showing that for many women, homelessness, fear and poverty are what awaits them in their older age, says Emma Sakellaris, executive general manager of Australian Unity Trustees Limited.

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Funeral and property disputes impacting women

There has been an increasing number of disputes following the death of a family member, in large part because people didn’t communicate what they planned to do with their assets as well as what they wanted to happen to their remains, says Anna Hacker, Wills & Estates Accredited Specialist at Australian Unity Trustees.

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Australia Day Breakfast – What it means to be Australian

The 2019 Australia Day Breakfast was hosted on Friday 25 January at the NGV in the heart of Melbourne’s Art’s Precinct. Australian Unity’s marquee event was chosen to run adjacent to the traditional 26 January holiday, out of respect for a growing discussion to change the date of Australia’s national day.

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Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was established on 8 October 2018.

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Australian Unity acquires Western Hospital

Australian Unity’s Healthcare Property Trust (HPT) has announced the acquisition of Western Hospital in Henley Beach, South Australia, for $22.5 million, with a further $5.9 million to be invested on expansion works.

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Building resilience in drought-stricken Tamworth

Health and wellbeing company Australian Unity is joining forces with its community partner The Resilience Project to help tackle drought-related stress and anxiety at the local level in Tamworth.

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