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Submission to the Aged Care Financing Authority Respite Care Consultation
Our submission to a timely review, given the effects on respite care access of reforms in both residential and community aged care.
Submission on 'Encouraging Self-Sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants' Amendment
Our Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee.
Centrelink changes will cost carers
Recent legislation changes will negatively impact new carers.
Submission on the importance of supported employment
Carers Australia details the importance of supported employment to people with disability and their carers.
Q&As regarding announcement of national approach to carer support services
Background info and more detail on today's announcement.
New national approach to carer support services announced
A more integrated and nationally consistent model of service delivery.
Waiting time for home care packages imposing unsustainable stress on carers of the aged
More Home Care Packages needed for the aged.
Serious shortage of respite accommodation in aged care homes revealed
Increased subsidies and greater availability needed for respite.
Survey into carers’ awareness of the Carer Gateway
The Carer Gateway is a national phone and website service developed by the Department of Social Services (DSS) to provide practical information about services and support for carers.
Accessing respite through the NDIS
Carers’ access to planned respite under the NDIS has been a major issue for carers from the beginning of the reform.
