Home > News & Media > Media Releases Media Releases Search Sort by Newest to Oldest Oldest to Newest Filter to All Media Release Media Release Inclusion of carers in Targeted Call for Research into End of Life Care welcomed4 September 2020 – 187.14 KBCarers Australia applauds the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for their explicit inclusion of the needs of carers within their recently released Targeted Call for Research into End of Life Care. Download Media Release Pre-Budget submission: ‘Invisible army’ of unpaid carers need improved recognition and support25 August 2020 – 199.45 KBThe support of Australia’s 2.65 million unpaid carers needs to be reflected in the upcoming Federal Budget, both in policy and financial terms, according to Carers Australia’s pre-Budget submission. Download Media Release Carers Australia calls for additional carer payments20 August 2020 – 156.95 KBCarers Australia has urged the Federal Government to consider providing an additional $750 stimulus payment to carers after the Government announced yesterday that pension payments would not rise in September as a result of the indexation formula going down. Download Media Release Replacement value of unpaid care in Australia rises to $77.9 billion per year31 July 2020 – 223.18 KBA new report commissioned by Carers Australia has confirmed that the estimated annual replacement value of all unpaid care in Australia has risen to $77.9 billion – an increase of 29% since similar research was last conducted in 2015. Download Media Release Further support needed for unpaid carers during COVID-19 pandemic24 July 2020 – 166.66 KBA further one-off payment of $750 to all unpaid carers receiving carer payments across Australia would go some way to providing the support they need to continue caring during the ongoing uncertainty that the COVID-19 pandemic brings. Download Media Release National Disability Research Partnership Welcome but Needs to Include Carers22 June 2020 – 157.75 KBThe National Carer Network and Carers Australia welcomes today’s announcement of a National Disability Research Partnership. Download Media Release New CEO for Carers Australia2 June 2020 – 178.54 KBLiz Callaghan has been announced as the new CEO of Carers Australia. Download Media Release Survey of family and friend carers reveals them doing it very tough during COVID-19 pandemic21 May 2020 – 174.26 KBA survey of family and friend carers conducted by the Caring Fairly campaign has revealed that, while the coronavirus and its consequences have impacted negatively on many Australians, family and friend carers of people with disability, mental illness, chronic illness and the frail aged have faced a very high level of challenges to their finances and wellbeing. Download Media Release Funding to support carers of people with mental illness during the pandemic appreciated18 May 2020 – 153.32 KB“The Government’s announcement on Friday that $3.5 million will be available to support family and friend mental health carers under the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Pandemic Response Plan is most welcome,” said Mary Reid, Interim CEO of Carers Australia. Download Media Release ACT legislation to protect vulnerable Canberrans8 May 2020 – 157.39 KBCarers ACT and Carers Australia support legislation to protect aged people and people with disability against abuse. However, immediate referral of those suspected of abuse to the criminal justice system is in many cases neither an appropriate nor effective approach to dealing with these circumstances. Download Media Release Consultation on draft Aged Care Visitor Access Code1 May 2020 – 116.86 KBA Visitor Access Code to ensure a nationally consistent visitation policy to residential aged care homes during the COVID-19 crisis has today been released by aged care peaks and consumer advocacy organisations for consultation with the public. Download Media Release Carers Australia welcomes the Australian Greens’ call to extend the Coronavirus Supplement to the Carer Payment and Disability Support Payment17 April 2020 – 146.23 KBCarers Australia welcomes the call from the Australian Greens to apply the $550 a fortnight Coronavirus Supplement, which will be available to a number of Centrelink income support recipients, to those receiving Carer Payment and the Disability Support Pension. Download Page 1 of 7:123...7