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Education/training bursaries open to young carers

26 July 2016

Applications for the Young Carer Bursary Programme open on Tuesday 2 August.

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Refreshed branding for Carers Australia and Network

26 July 2016

Carers Australia is proud to unveil its refreshed logo and more contemporary visual identity.

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Carers Australia partner of choice for Sigma

26 July 2016

Carers Australia has partnered with Sigma, a pharmacy wholesale and distribution organisation with the largest pharmacy network in Australia.

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What’s happening in the states and territories?

26 July 2016

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Carers and the NDIS

26 July 2016

Carers Australia is supporting carers with the transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) as it affects the lives of carers as much as it does the people for whom they care. Many carers perform an important role in helping the person they care for transition to the NDIS.

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Relevant commitments from the Election campaign

30 June 2016

As the Federal Election approaches, we have compiled a list of the relevant pledges made by political parties in regard to areas of policy which affect carers.

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Labor commits to tripling educational support for struggling young carers

17 June 2016

“Senator Claire Moore’s announcement in Melbourne yesterday that a Labor Government would triple the funding for the Young Carer Bursary Programme is most welcome,” said CEO of Carers Australia, Ara Cresswell.

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Let’s use this election to improve the lives of family and friend carers

6 June 2016

In releasing its pre-election document, Carer supports: addressing collateral damage, Carers Australia is focusing its “asks” on a set of proposals that will improve the effectiveness and address gaps in current support services for carers.

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Federal Budget: could be better, could be worse for carers

3 May 2016

Against the background of a savings-focussed Budget, only one social security measure impacts negatively on some family and friend carers of people with disability, chronic illness or who are frail aged.

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Removal of educational subsidies will hurt people on the Carer Payment

5 February 2016

Carers Australia is disappointed that the abolition of the Pensioner Education Supplement (which provides between $31.20 and $61.40 per week to assist full or part-time study in a secondary or tertiary course) and the Education Entry Payment of $208 remain part of the Government’s Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill.

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Economic contribution of Australia’s family and friend carers dwarfs the amount spent on income support

14 October 2015

“A Sky News interview with the new Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, in which he suggests that growth in income support for unpaid family and friend carers is unsustainable, is disturbing,” said Ara Cresswell, CEO of Carers Australia.

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Carers Australia CEO to attend 6th International Carer Conference

21 August 2015

Carers Australia CEO, Ara Cresswell, will attend the 6th International Carers Conference being held in Gothenburg, Sweden, from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September.