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National Carers Week 2017 – Carers Count!

13 October 2017

The official launch of National Carers Week 2017 takes place today in Brisbane in preparation for a week of activity and events throughout Australia encouraging all Australians to recognise and celebrate our 2.7 million unpaid carers.

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Free dental offer for carers this National Carers Week! Call today!

5 October 2017

Please note that registration for this offer is now closed. This National Carers Week, Maven Dental Group has generously made available a number of dental appointments across the country to unpaid carers for free basic dental treatments.

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7th International Carers Conference – an international debate on the future of unpaid caring

29 September 2017

The 7th International Carers Conference in Adelaide next week is uniting national and international experts on intelligent, futuristic and inclusive technology, pioneering innovations, the digital health revolution, lived carer experience and leading-edge research.

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Attack on family and friend carers insulting and ill-informed

5 September 2017

“Carers Australia is heartily sick of attacks on carers of people with disability, chronic illness, mental illness and the frail aged who are receiving a Carer Payment and/or Carer Allowance, and the frequently crude statistical underpinnings of their arguments,” said Ara Cresswell, CEO of Carers Australia today.

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Flexible working conditions for family and friend carers in everyone’s interests

28 August 2017

The ACTU’s survey, released on Sunday 27 August at the launch of the Change the Rules for Working Women and Families Campaign, highlights the issues faced by carers juggling a caring role with paid employment.

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Young carers put at educational disadvantage

8 August 2017

A new report by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) has highlighted how young carers in education are often disadvantaged due to the responsibilities of their caring role. The research has found that young carers in Year 9 have significantly lower performance in reading and numeracy compared to their peers.

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7th International Carers Conference – Early Bird registration closing 4 August

2 August 2017

The 7th International Carers Conference brings together national and international experts who will give insights into intelligent, futuristic and inclusive technology, pioneering innovations, the digital health revolution, lived carer experience and leading-edge research.

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Australian National Young Carer Action Team (ANYCAT) Forum 2017

30 June 2017

The ANYCAT Forum held 19-21 June in Canberra, provided ANYCAT representatives with the skills and confidence to speak about their caring role publicly or with the media on behalf of young carers nationwide.

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Parliamentary Friends of Carers – Focus on Work and Care

30 June 2017

Carers Australia recently co-hosted a Parliamentary Friends of Carers event at Parliament House where guests were addressed by Helen Johnson, who is a carer and a brilliant example of someone who has been able to maintain a career alongside her caring role.

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Young Carer Bursary Program continues in 2018

30 June 2017

Minister Jane Prentice recently announced another year of funding for the highly successful Young Carer Bursary Program that Carers Australia has been running for the last 3 years.

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National Carers Week preparations underway

30 June 2017

Planning for this year’s National Carers Week, which runs from 15 – 21 October, is well underway as Carers Australia and our state and territory Carers Associations focus on raising awareness of Australia’s 2.6 million unpaid carers and the issues they face among the wider community. A range of events and activities will be promoted via the official website, currently under construction. Stay tuned for more updates on this year’s campaign!

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Threat to home doctor services of concern to family and friend carers

8 June 2017

“Carers Australia is very concerned about the impact on family and friend carers of some of the recommendations on urgent after hours GP services published in a recent report,” said Ara Cresswell, CEO of Carers Australia.