Home | Submissions & Reports | Submissions Submissions Search Sort by Newest to Oldest Oldest to Newest Filter to All Submission Submission Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement27 March 2025 – 753.21 KBCarers Australia considers that carers often suffer poor mental health as an outcome of caring, and recognises them as a Priority Group for inclusion in policy frameworks, integration across priority ares and a new or revised agreement to support optimal carer mental health outcomes. Further, Carers Australia calls for streamlined processes, centralised information, integration, training and awareness. Download Submission Submission to the ABS Consultation on Measuring the Labour Contribution of Unpaid Care in the Labour Account20 February 2025 – 704.08 KBCarers Australia presents 4 Key Recommendations to ensure the Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Account accurately accounts for care labour contributions. Further, Carers Australia highlights issues with the current categorisation of unpaid carers, care definitions used in the Information Paper, and measurement of unpaid care. Download Submission 2025 Pre-Budget Submission to Treasury31 January 2025 – 621.36 KBAustralia's carers urgently require cost-of-living support by way of a one-off increase to the Carer Supplement, an increase to the Carer Allowance, exploration of economic models and options to support carers in retirement, a permanent increase to the amount of the Young Carer Bursary and the number of bursaries made available, continued funding of the Carer-Inclusive Workplace Initiative, and a campaign that ensures carers are recognised and referred to support services at the time of diagnosis for the person they care for. Download Submission Submission to Department of Social Services on Foundational Supports6 December 2024 – 401.23 KBFoundational Supports have the potential to address many inequities and gaps in Australia’s current disability support system. However, at the moment it is a high-level model which will require a lot of implementation detail and investment to fulfil its promise. We recommend that Carers Australia has the opportunity to provide direct input into the co-design of supports, to ensure they meet the needs of carers. Download Submission Submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care Consultation: Funding of Aged Care Services5 December 2024 – 214.17 KBThis submission highlights Carers Australia's key concerns with the Release of the draft of Funding Rules. Download Submission Submission to the Department of Social Services on the National Carer Strategy5 November 2024 – 358.71 KBThe National Carers Network is strongly supportive of a National Carer Strategy that will speak to carers and give them confidence that their voices have been heard. Download Submission Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee on the Aged Care Bill 202427 September 2024 – 271.38 KBWhile the Bill has largely delivered on the recommendations of the Commission with respect to establishing the rights of older people accessing aged care services, Carers Australia is very disappointed that it failed to incorporate the rights for carers proposed by the Commission. Download Submission Submission to the Department of Social Services on the National Carer Strategy Discussion Paper13 September 2024 – 335.44 KBCarers Australia supports the efforts made by the Federal Government to ensure a diverse range of carers’ lived experience is reflected in the National Carer Strategy. The National Carer Strategy is an opportunity for government to drive meaningful change reforms that will improve the lives of carers. The National Carer Strategy is also an opportunity to engender better identification, recognition and value of carers, and facilitates coordination of policies across Commonwealth portfolios. Download Submission Submission to the Department of Social Services on the draft list of NDIS supports28 August 2024 – 365.33 KBCarers are very influenced by the NDIS supports on offer to their care recipients and we are concerned that the prescriptive nature proposed by the lists both disempowers people living with a disability and has the potential to further outsource care to their carers. Download Submission Submission to the Establishment of a National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program for in-home care11 July 2024 – 232.01 KBCarers Australia welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposed National Aged Care Mandatory Quality Indicator Program for in-home care. Carers ACT and Carers Victoria have provided input into this submission. In short, we are strongly of the view that there should be more carer inclusion in the Quality Indicators. Download Submission Submission to the Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care: 2024: Review of the administration of My Aged Care20 June 2024 – 230.11 KBCarers Australia welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation. We understand that the Office is seeking lived experience engagement with My Aged Care and that the particular focus is on assessment. We have also promoted this consultation to carers of older people in our newsletter and social media, including the specific questions identified in the Office’s call for submissions. Download Submission Submission to the Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care: 2024 Progress Report on the Implementation of the Aged Care Royal Commission Recommendations10 April 2024 – 480.88 KBCarers Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Review. Download Page 1 of 12:123...12