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2025-2026 Federal Budget: What it means for carers

3 April 2025 – 70.43 KB

The Budget includes two new tax cuts, energy relief, changes to Medicare, increases to wages in key industries, provision of better access to Urgent Care Clinics and safeguards to the integrity of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

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2024-2025 Federal Budget: What it means for carers

15 May 2024 – 3.51 MB

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2024-25 Federal Budget Submission

30 January 2024 – 206.92 KB

Carers Australia's 24-25 Federal Budget Submission is again drawing attention to the significant economic impact of providing unpaid care to a person with a disability, chronic health condition, mental illness, terminal illness, who is frail aged or who struggles with drug and alcohol addiction.

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2023 – 2024 Federal Budget: What it means for carers

25 May 2023 – 458.33 KB

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2023-24 Federal Budget Submission

9 February 2023 – 314.64 KB

This 2023-24 Federal pre-Budget submission Carers Australia are first and foremost calling on the Albanese Government to confirm the pre-election commitment to develop a National Carer Strategy within its first term.

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Federal Budget October 2022-23: What it means for carers

2 November 2022 – 520.64 KB

The Albanese government’s 2022-23 Federal Budget was delivered on 25 October 2022. It contains several measures that may indirectly support carers through increased supports to the person receiving care.

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Carers Australia 2022 Federal Budget Submission

13 September 2022 – 412.47 KB

Labor government has opportunity to show leadership and care for Australia’s 2.65 million unpaid carers in October 2022 budget

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2022 Federal Election Survey Responses

18 May 2022 – 153.65 KB

Building on our 2022 Federal Election Platform, Carers Australia has surveyed the Liberal National Coalition, Labor Party and the Australian Greens seeking to understand the level of financial commitment and other support each party will provide carers in the next term of government. This document is taken directly from and provides an overview of the parties’ responses to the survey.

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Federal Budget 2022-23 – What it means for Carers

8 April 2022 – 637.77 KB

Following the Federal Budget, Carers Australia is calling on all parties to demonstrate their commitment to Australia’s 2.65 million carers in the lead-up to the Federal Election.

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Carers Australia’s 2022-23 Federal Pre-Budget Submission

27 January 2022 – 689.25 KB

This pre-Budget submission outlines a range of investments for Government to consider to better support carers. This document complements our 2022 Federal Election Platform document.

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Carers Australia’s 2022 Federal Election Platform

27 January 2022 – 421.89 KB

Ahead of the 2022 Federal Election, Carers Australia seeks change so that carers of all ages and experiences can have the same quality of life as other Australians, so they can live their best lives.

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Analysis of the Australia Government response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Final Report: Care, Dignity and Respect

7 July 2021 – 456.99 KB

An overview of the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Final Report and what it means for carers.