Home > News & Media > Media Releases Media Releases Search Sort by Newest to Oldest Oldest to Newest Filter to All Media Release 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 Tune Review on the delivery of the NDIS sets clear directions for reform21 January 2020 – 144.91 KBCarers Australia welcomes yesterday’s release of the independent review conducted by David Tune into NDIS practices and procedures. Download Media Release Toward better provision of aged care needs26 November 2019 – 148.66 KBCarers Australia welcomes the Government’s early response to the preliminary recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Download Media Release Tell Us Why You Care this National Carers Week!13 October 2019 – 229.32 KBNational Carers Week 2019 takes place from 13 – 19 October and is a time for the recognition and celebration of the 2.7 million Australians who provide unpaid carers to a family member or friend. Download Media Release World Mental Health Day 201910 October 2019 – 154.56 KBCarers Australia today joins more than 400 organisations across Australia acknowledging World Mental Health Day. Download Media Release New Australia-Wide, Carer Regional Delivery Services Announced21 August 2019 – 154.11 KBToday the successful tenders for the regional delivery of the new Integrated Carer Support Services (ICSS) were announced. Download Media Release Carers Australia calls on the Government to Raise the Rate22 July 2019 – 145.99 KBCarers Australia is joining the call for the Federal Government to ‘Raise the Rate’ of Newstart. Download Media Release Shorter wait times for children waiting for early intervention services under the NDIS welcomed26 June 2019 – 499.24 KBThe Hon Stuart Robert MP, Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), announced today that the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will significantly reduce the time for children between 0 and 6 with disability or significant developmental delay to access the scheme and get the supports they need at the time they need them. Download Media Release Greens’ Policy On Fair Work Amendments Good For Carers9 May 2019 – 491.85 KBCarers Australia is pleased that The Green’s Policy Plan includes provisions to redress a particular inequity in the Fair Work Act. Download Media Release Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness important for the ongoing wellbeing of unpaid carers17 April 2019 – 155.21 KBCarers Australia welcomes the release of the House of Representatives Committee’s Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in Australia as an important step towards including sleep as a chief contributor to overall wellbeing. Download Media Release Additional support for carers welcomed3 April 2019 – 499.02 KBThe Treasurer’s announcement last night of an additional $84.3 million to support family and friend carers will help ease the major transition underway in the nationally-funded carer support sector to a new delivery model for the Integrated Carer Support Service (ICSS). Download Page 1 of 6:123...6