Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Bush tucker gardens, demographic headcounts, and hormone access—aged care in Australia has gone fully woke. In this week’s Friday Focus, we look at the official checklists turning end-of-life care into a taxpayer-funded exercise in ideological purity.
In this week’s Friday Focus, we’re looking at Woke Aged Care.
You’d think looking after old people in Australia would be fairly standardised, regardless of factors like race or sexual orientation. That is, if you’re old, the same fundamental care applies because, you know, you’re human. But no—just like everything else, aged care has become incredibly woke, turning into yet another opportunity to show how virtuous you are.
Take the 10 Questions to Ask website, which publishes leaflets “written by nurses, doctors and experts.” One leaflet covers “LGBTI Needs in Residential Aged Care.”
The very first question it tells you to ask a provider is: “Is there an LGBTI inclusion or diversity policy that addresses each of L, G, B, T and I?” Question 4 asks if events like IDAHOBIT, Mardi Gras, or Intersex Awareness Day are celebrated at the facility. Question 7 even asks if they have GPs on hand who can prescribe hormones to support someone transitioning while in aged care.
Because obviously, when grandpa is 89 and needs help getting out of bed, her primary concern is whether the staff are throwing a Mardi Gras party.
But the leaflets that take the cake are the ones targeting Aboriginal people. There’s a whole bunch of them—though I’m pretty sure it’s just the exact same leaflet translated into several different Aboriginal languages.
I’d love to know how many people actually speak these specific languages, and of those who do, how many can actually read them. After all, weren’t these purely oral languages? What’s the real utility of translating them into written English script, except perhaps, to give a translator a job?
Anyway, for the purposes of this video, we’ll stick to the English one.
And what vital questions does this leaflet advise you to ask?
Well, Questions 1 and 2 ask how many Aboriginal people live and work there already—because who doesn’t check into a hotel by first asking for a demographic breakdown of the guests?
Question 4 asks whether the home has a “bush tucker garden” and if they celebrate National Sorry Day. Because nothing says high-quality clinical care like a potted Kakadu plum out back. And that garden better be teeming with witchetty grubs and goanna—because if I can’t hunt my own dinner in the courtyard, what is the taxpayer even paying for?
Question 6 suggests checking if the facility has removed religious symbolism from display, replacing it with cultural artwork, an Indigenous flag, and “a statement acknowledging Country”. Because when you’re entering full-time care, the priority isn’t the nurse-to-patient ratio—it’s making sure they’ve taken down the cross and put up the right flag.
Meanwhile, Question 7 reminds you to check if family and friends are allowed to visit, and whether there’s space outdoors to sit and chat. Because until this leaflet came along, standard nursing homes were famous for locking the doors and banning family members from visiting. Well… that was kind of true during COVID.
Anyway, you get the idea. People of certain favoured demographics are encouraged to ask these hyper-racialised and identity-driven questions to ensure their nursing home meets the highest standards of ideological purity—and guarantee their end-of-life care is certified 100% woke.
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Allégro by Emmit Fenn
Bush tucker gardens, demographic headcounts, and hormone access—aged care in Australia has gone fully woke. In this week’s Friday Focus, we look at the official checklists turning end-of-life care into a taxpayer-funded exercise in ideological purity.
In this week’s Friday Focus, we’re looking at Woke Aged Care.
You’d think looking after old people in Australia would be fairly standardised, regardless of factors like race or sexual orientation. That is, if you’re old, the same fundamental care applies because, you know, you’re human. But no—just like everything else, aged care has become incredibly woke, turning into yet another opportunity to show how virtuous you are.
Take the 10 Questions to Ask website, which publishes leaflets “written by nurses, doctors and experts.” One leaflet covers “LGBTI Needs in Residential Aged Care.”
The very first question it tells you to ask a provider is: “Is there an LGBTI inclusion or diversity policy that addresses each of L, G, B, T and I?” Question 4 asks if events like IDAHOBIT, Mardi Gras, or Intersex Awareness Day are celebrated at the facility. Question 7 even asks if they have GPs on hand who can prescribe hormones to support someone transitioning while in aged care.
Because obviously, when grandpa is 89 and needs help getting out of bed, her primary concern is whether the staff are throwing a Mardi Gras party.
But the leaflets that take the cake are the ones targeting Aboriginal people. There’s a whole bunch of them—though I’m pretty sure it’s just the exact same leaflet translated into several different Aboriginal languages.
I’d love to know how many people actually speak these specific languages, and of those who do, how many can actually read them. After all, weren’t these purely oral languages? What’s the real utility of translating them into written English script, except perhaps, to give a translator a job?
Anyway, for the purposes of this video, we’ll stick to the English one.
And what vital questions does this leaflet advise you to ask?
Well, Questions 1 and 2 ask how many Aboriginal people live and work there already—because who doesn’t check into a hotel by first asking for a demographic breakdown of the guests?
Question 4 asks whether the home has a “bush tucker garden” and if they celebrate National Sorry Day. Because nothing says high-quality clinical care like a potted Kakadu plum out back. And that garden better be teeming with witchetty grubs and goanna—because if I can’t hunt my own dinner in the courtyard, what is the taxpayer even paying for?
Question 6 suggests checking if the facility has removed religious symbolism from display, replacing it with cultural artwork, an Indigenous flag, and “a statement acknowledging Country”. Because when you’re entering full-time care, the priority isn’t the nurse-to-patient ratio—it’s making sure they’ve taken down the cross and put up the right flag.
Meanwhile, Question 7 reminds you to check if family and friends are allowed to visit, and whether there’s space outdoors to sit and chat. Because until this leaflet came along, standard nursing homes were famous for locking the doors and banning family members from visiting. Well… that was kind of true during COVID.
Anyway, you get the idea. People of certain favoured demographics are encouraged to ask these hyper-racialised and identity-driven questions to ensure their nursing home meets the highest standards of ideological purity—and guarantee their end-of-life care is certified 100% woke.
MUSIC
Allégro by Emmit Fenn
