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  • Aged Care Worker Wages - Nurses - 1 August 2026

    On 22 July 2026, the Department of Health, Ageing and Disability released Aged Care Worker Wages guidance for aged care providers on funding for the Fair Work Commission Aged Care Work Value Case 1 August 2026 award wage increases.

    The Australian Government has committed $17.7 billion to support the decisions under the Fair Work Commission’s Aged Care Work Value Case (ACWVC) to increase award wages for aged care workers. The 6 December 2024 aged care nurses decision under the ACWVC included a final award wage increase for aged care nurses under the Nurses Award 2020 from the first full pay period on or after 1 August 2026. The 1 August 2026 minimum award wage increases will apply to registered and enrolled nurses employed in aged care.

    Resource: Aged Care Worker Wages