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We work to improve the health, wellbeing, resilience and financial security of carers and to ensure that caring is a shared responsibility of family, community and government.

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About Carers

  • Who we are

    Carers Australia is the national peak body representing Australia’s unpaid carers, advocating on their behalf to influence policies and services at a national level.

    What we do

    Carers Australia advocates and lobbies on a wide range of issues that affect carers. We also manage the delivery of national programs, support and services for carers across Australia.

    We work in collaboration with carers, Carers Associations, government and peak bodies to develop policy, advocacy, programs and events to improve the lives of Australia’s 2.65 million carers.

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  • Who is a carer?

    Carers are people who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness, an alcohol or other drug issue or who are frail aged.

    What does a carer do?

    Commonly, carers are responsible for the management of medications. Carers provide emotional, social or financial support. Caring may also involve helping the person they are caring for to be organised, reminding them to attend appointments and dealing with emergencies.

    Carers provide 2.2 billion hours of unpaid care per year in Australia

    There are currently 2.65 million unpaid carers in Australia

    The replacement value of the unpaid care provided is $77.9 billion per year in Australia

    287,000 primary carers provide 40 hours or more of unpaid care per week

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News & Media
Submissions & Reports
  • Carers National News
    Carers National News – 23 June 2023

    23 June 2023

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    Carers National News
    Carers National News – 15 June 2023

    15 June 2023

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    Carers National News
    Carers National News – 8 June 2023

    8 June 2023

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  • Submission
    Response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights: Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework

    6 July 2023 – 336.24 KB

    Carers Australia's submission to the Australian Government Joint Committee on Human Rights: Inquiry into the Australian Human Rights Framework raised that carer’s rights are not well reflected in the United Nations treaties which are the basis for much of the Framework.
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    Submission
    Response to the Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs (Legislation Committee): Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023

    4 July 2023 – 910.77 KB

    Carers Australia's response to the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023, which will amend the Social Security Act for some of the cost-of-living support measures in the 2023-24 Budget. Within we raise issue with definitions and highlighted that recipients of any social security payment may also be a carer, not only those that receive the Carer Payment or Carer Allowance. As well as questioning why, an increase did not also occur for the Carer Payment in the recent Budget, and again asked for a broad review of economic and financial support for carers.
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    Media Release
    $6M GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR AUSTRALIA’S YOUTH

    4 July 2023 – 43.73 KB

    Australia’s most vulnerable are grappling with cost of living pressures that are affecting families and the country’s young people. As families seek to minimise costs, more young people are taking up a carer role for friends and family. The $6 million Commonwealth Government grant provides added financial aid and support young people to continue their educational journey while they provide unpaid care to family and friends.
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